I recommend starting with "Real Estate Investing in Canada" and the "Real Estate Joint Ventures" is a another good read. 

We recently closed our joint bank account that the property manager sent ach transfers for rental income to.

Is there a way to structure deals with short-term seller financing or joint ventures that can be more attractive to sellers and just as profitable for investors?

I am a beginning real estate investor in NY and was recently contacted by an NYC wholesaler proposing to work on a joint venture "wholetail" deal in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

@Curtis MaagSection 121 exclusion is given to taxpayers who sell when they lived and owned the property for 2 out of the last 5 years.The exclusion is $250,000($500,000 if married filing jointly). 

@Laura Askew Aunt and Mom should simply put you on the deed as Joint Tennant.

Also put the roommate on the lease and make both of them jointly and separately liable for the full rent.

A joint venture could be a good option.

Two of which are not reachable.On the deed it clearly states husband and wife.The property was not probated and no will was made.I assumed that the survivor spouse gets the property since it was own jointly as husband and wife.

not sure if that area's economy has improved but I was looking at stuff pre GFC there and it was pretty depressed. although Its one of my favorite airports to fly into.. especially landing from the west and coming in over the ocean and Bay its a really cool approach and the 100.00 hamburger joint on the field was good. although i think it may have closed.To me its one of those markets you have to be super careful in.