Adding value to a partnership is key and the partnership can not be weighted to heavy on either side or it does not work.Another option to attract a solid and experienced partner could be to have your father incest in their project with the $100k with the terms that you get to follow along from start to finish on the project.

, meaning, that you sell your homes, carrying the contract for lease-options, so that you don;t have to fool with upkeep and other landlord issues?

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The long term maintenance/upkeep alone could be $300/mo for a large home, if not more.

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The most weight should certainly be given to what very similar homes within half a mile have sold for in the last 6 months.

the best part of selling it with a lease-option (or otherwise), is that you give them the responsibility for upkeep.