Being a mortgage lender is a good 5-10% about being a freaking marriage counselor, I've found.

Code § 1701j–3 - Preemption of due-on-sale prohibitionsSee the exceptions(d) Exemption of specified transfers or dispositions With respect to a real property loan secured by a lien on residential real property containing less than five dwelling units, including a lien on the stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a cooperative housing corporation, or on a residential manufactured home, a lender may not exercise its option pursuant to a due-on-sale clause upon— (1) the creation of a lien or other encumbrance subordinate to the lender’s security instrument which does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property; (2) the creation of a purchase money security interest for household appliances; (3) a transfer by devise, descent, or operation of law on the death of a joint tenant or tenant by the entirety; (4) the granting of a leasehold interest of three years or less not containing an option to purchase; (5) a transfer to a relative resulting from the death of a borrower; (6) a transfer where the spouse or children of the borrower become an owner of the property; (7) a transfer resulting from a decree of a dissolution of marriage, legal separation agreement, or from an incidental property settlement agreement, by which the spouse of the borrower becomes an owner of the property; (8) a transfer into an inter vivos trust in which the borrower is and remains a beneficiary and which does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property; or (9) any other transfer or disposition described in regulations prescribed by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.

I am sure you do some marriage counseling from time to time too.

We seem to have an idea where his children/ grandchildren from a first marriage reside.

Real estate partnerships are like marriages.

Its a traditional part of their culture for the first year in a new house or after marriage or something like that. 

This attitude causes depression, conflict, marriage failure and even death.

Partnerships are like marriages whereas lending is more like dating.If I'm doing a preferred equity deal, my offer is 1.5% ownership for every 1% of ARV into the purchase.

However, many are not ready to take the step until later in life, as they usually are with other typical milestones, like marriage and starting a family.

I know I get tagged on a few each year and we can absorb it NP  but you take a novice and they lose a big chunk picking the wrong person etc or something else not going correctly and it could ruin their life.. ruin their marriage etc. etc.