We don’t do overseas rental units but recently have traveled in those countries and my brother bought in Italy and my son is based in Sicily.  

Not an expert here but my Brother is a heavy equipment operator in Northern CA and did a lot of the fire clean up when those fires happened and he mentioned contractor might need hazard waste removal license..

lol brother if everyone had that kind of money this website wouldn't exist.

PS; I house-hacked with my brother for 2 years. 

That's when the not-so-nice kid with a backpack of toy's often runs into a not-so-happy "big brother" with a "baseball bat".... 

My brother in law told me a few years ago that I was the luckiest sob he had ever known but it took me 33 years of living below my means and working hard to buy enough rentals to retire with the same standard of living that we were used to.

Even if you know the owner like a brother, you need to do your checks and balances.

You have no case.If the lien was bc seller has a brother on title who won't sign off then you're owed your EMD back.

As far as nepotism, yes, I'm the older brother of the CEO. 

my older brother "rehabs" lots down in Peru.