@Nick FarrellUse anything and everything to help you excel to the next levelBe a soldier and get it done ✅ Be a roach and survive and outlast all the difficulties and problems Just get started and you will find a way to get it done ✅

@Brad De VriesSome considerations:1) If you are planning to use a conventional lender, your parents would have to "gift" the down payment to you as you cannot borrow the down payment (it's your "skin-in-the-game").2) Capital Gains tax is a federal mechanism.  

You could still follow through if you have another job lined up and document, but otherwise you're looking at hard money, and you may have some difficulty finding a hard money lender who will lend to you without a job - but again I don't know your financial situation. 

Rents are about $1500 while his monthly payments lay around $2000.He now is tired of the townhome problems and wants to short sale, but I am trying to see if there is another option to save his credit and create a win-win for him.After looking at the comps I'm having difficulty searching for that solution. 

Thick skin sir but always be fair

Here is my proposed question for you to send at your leisure on my behalf to Bigger Pockets.
There are three women named in a Will to inherit a house in Panama from an Aunt. Female A and Female B are legal half-sist...

Most of my calculations on 2 3 and 4 unit buildings require you to have to have substantial skin in the game

I'm worried that if they break their lease and leave, that leaves me with 3 offices to try to fill quickly, all of which are slightly more expensive than the going rate.I had a thought about offering to this tenant (who is interested in the 3 offices) to invite her to go in on the purchasing of the property, maybe inviting her to be a 10% owner, the thought being that if she has some skin in the game, she would be less likely to cut and run and leave me high and dry. 

Tire kickers with no skin in yet bothering residents by viewing apts or stores/offices is annoying and detrimental to our business. 

My brother lives in a very high demand area (State College PA) and wants to convert his garage into a rental/Airbnb option, but he’s experiencing difficulties with the cities.