Since these are friends, you could sit down and have an open dialogue about potential ways to structure the deal.

Bank owned, foreclosure, short sale - doesn't matter how the sale is being structured because that affects the seller, not you (the buyer).  

One of our originators wrote an article about this a few weeks back on this exact topic. https://www.corevestfinance.com/commercially-structured-loans-for-real-estate-investors/"To reset this limit, blanket mortgages wrap all of an investor’s residential assets into one commercial loan that will be held in an LLC vs. 10 or more different residential loans – thereby wiping the 10-count from their personal credit report and setting it back to zero.

One of my accredited investors would like to buy a couple of shares on behalf of their minor children, but are unsure on the best way to structure the transaction to shield the minors from tax liability down the road.

I have found a property that I am very interested in. I called and spoke with the listing agent and she told me a bunch of info that I probably didn’t need to know. Long story short, the seller is about to go into for...

Jess Monroe, Titan Structural Solutions.

@Tae C. it sounds like it would've been a decent deal if it were structured with better partners.

If you will be living in the entire building, it would be considered 1 unit.Here is how your policy needs to be structured during the phases of your house hack;You only live in the property = Homeowner policyYou live in the property & rent out unit #2 = Homeowners policy with landlord endorsement covering the rental unitYou do not live in the property, both units are rented out = Landlord policyGood luck with it!

That really depends on the structure you have in place with your father-in-law. 

Strong agree with Kevin, I think in that structure you don't have equitable rights and then no right to market the home so it would be pretty sketchy.