Located in Crowley, LA, it fit Partner Driven’s strategy of finding homes in need of renovations that could appeal to buyers with modernized features and design.

I will be glad to send you a $50 Amazon gift card for a really plausible theory. 

I have a background in design and hospitality so I pair that with my knowledge on the real estate side of things.

Then, the program is designed to help people get back on their feet not subsides their rent forever like other programs.

Short sales by design are listed on MLS (always and always are arms length) and not below value, or the lender would more than likely decline any short sale offer.

It can be a conversation in search of a win-win, a mutual effort vs adversarial negotiation as on-market is designed to be. 

(Noticed I didn't include architects in that list - from my experience most architects are great at building design but shouldn't try to do land planning.)If you have never done any development like this before than it would make sense to partner with someone who has (or flip it entirely) once you have a site plan of the property's potential.

I want to use her equity as a gift for the down payment to avoid capital gain taxes.

They began their company, Magnolia, years ago as a house flipping business and a small gift shop that they still own and sell products out of.

While designed to protect tenants, rent control has adverse effects on the broader rental market.