If you've been in similar situation, have you found it brings an issue down the road with future tenants or current?

Depending on the situation, a taxpayer could offset some of the passive losses with active income.

This could work well if you’re looking for steady monthly returns and don’t mind managing tenants (or hiring a property manager).Selling could also make sense if you’d rather use the $500,000 to diversify into other investments, like buying multiple properties or even a short-term rental on the lake as you mentioned.

This is my current situation.

The episodes I struggle on there are the interviews that seem to be either someone the host wants on, or that they were on their show and it’s a reciprocal situation to build an audience.

I’d simply ask in what situations where the broker and the brokers firm did nothing to facilitate the sale do you think you should get paid a commission?

@Chris MagistradoRefinancing could be done in certain countries and situations. 

Situations make deals, and there is usually a story to tell as to why a property has been sitting.

I'm currently flipping properties in my backyard (SoCal) and have the liquidity to fund multiple projects.

How do I protect myself in this situation, while also helping a relative?