This situation seems too risky and doesn't align with your father's risk tolerance, considering he expressed interest in taking a withdrawal to pay down his mortgage and live "stress free."

I used Real Estate Express for my initial class.

One thing I would really encourage is find someone who shares the values you want to express in your business.

During the existence of the partnership, neither party shall be liablefor any obligations of the other party created without the express approval of both parties.

Maybe express your concerns again, and tell him that you are considering going with someone else if it doesn't improve.

The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits harassment and discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, age, pregnancy, denial of ... www.dfeh.ca.gov/Publications_FEHADescr.htm Even though the above definition does not specifically state this applies to housing the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing brochure below says as much. http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/res/docs/Publications/DFEH-157H.pdf And yes I agree - bad information is worse than no information.

Send all the info about the deal to your list (or at least to those on the list that have expressed interest in this specific type of deal), and see who bites.I assume that the deal is with a private seller, I assume the private seller knows you plan to try to sell it, and I assume the contract stipulates that it can be assigned.

If they express interest then you can plant the seeds.

Some would say that you should try and manage a RE's agent behavior (i.e. express your displeasure, and let him fix it moving forward) rather than just cutting him... and if he's been showing you the ropes, that's a courtesy that you should consider giving him.My wife says that delays from RE agents should be counted in working days, not total days.

Originally posted by James Vermillion:Here is a good thread where this exact thing happened, a good read if you haven't seen it yet:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/83152The difference being that in the thread cited, there was no contractIn that thread, Braden C. expressed it best: NEVER market a property until it is under contract.