Although I can't do anything about how they look inside, I was wondering what the best way to protect them from water damage?

As for Derek's BP picture, he hasn't thought about Child Protective Services citing him for being too thrifty to buy his kid a stroller and hauling him around in a wheelbarrow.

Whether you chose to transfer (and how to execute the transfer) the property to you personally or an entity is an asset protection decision that you have to make with your legal and tax advisors.The LLC option would allow you to receive the tax benefits just like it was in your name if you DO NOT elect to be "an LLC taxed as an S Corp."

Joel is 100% right about protecting yourself and your real estate assets.best wishes on your educational journey

The job of police and prosecutors are to protect society from folks like that.

I have been struggling with some of the finer points of wholesaling lease options, there are many details involved.What Brian understands that a lot of people don't is all the work that needs to go into these deals as far as working with an attorney/title company, an RMLO, and protecting yourself with the new Dodd Frank act.

it is illegal http://petriestocking.com/blog/2009/07/10/fair-housing-pt-1-what-are-the-protected-classes/

We asked for a "Certification of Property Line", which is supposed to protect us, and the developer agreed to give us.

He's trying to protect people from making huge mistakes and thinking that you can do something anyway you want.

Some want to call themselves a hard money lender and then enjoy the protection of conventional lending criteria for their underwriting, @Justin Lallatin.