•In your case, since you’re selling to an unrelated third party but buying from an estate where your mother-in-law is the executor, there’s a potential gray area.2.Is the Estate Considered a Related Party?

If your brother is looking to invest in real estate largely from a tax reduction standpoint they should pay a qualified real estate tax strategist to review their specific situation and what may or may not work for them. 

I have always been interested in real estate and engaged in BiggerPockets loosely while in college at West Virginia University.

Can you wholesale a deal that is active with a real estate agent?

While I’m not a U.S. resident, I’m super excited to dive into the world of real estate investing in the U.S.

I am 20 years old and this year I decided to take my path into the real estate world.

I have been investing in the stock market for 5 years and I am now transitioning over to real estate after doing my research on real estate for the past two years. 

I want to start investing in real estate in America in the near future, since I am not in America, I live in Europe, more precisely in Serbia, any advice and contact will mean a lot to me.

I've been in the real estate lending industry for over a decade, helping investors secure funding for their deals.

In my state the standard contract used by realtors addresses this issue by allowing the agent to check a box specifically to limit the seller to keeping the EMD as opposed to going after "liquidated damages" like that.