Use that as a downpayment on the new larger asset.

I'd definitely recommend that first (Chad Carson is the author).

Often, the builder’s agents act as gatekeepers and may not have the information or authority needed to make decisions.

However, I typically like to make a distinction between my parents assets and my own, simply because doing so provides me more satisfaction when I succeed.

Real Estate is a large asset class that has many different strategies inside of it. 

Ask if their handyman is in-house--which I've seen turn into a "charge up to the owner authorization threshold for every single visit". 

In efforts to get more experience with IOS, we are seeking a financial partner that potentially has experience with this asset class. 

if you had a particular asset of real estate you were interested in I'm sure you'd be able to find a broker in need of help in one of those. 

The bottom line is this: Concealment is not asset protection, proper (time consuming and expensive, I know) management, and good, prudent, practices (ditto), WHICH ARE ADHERED TO, and insurance (expensive), are needed for asset protection.

@Cristal Ochoa @Leiah DotlichI will preface this with the fact that I have a legal background, specifically with estate planning and asset protection.