My father is law (let's call him FIL) is retired, owns his home free and clear, wants to downsize, and eventually would like his estate to go to his only child (my wife).

Then I had a father who was a hard working successful middle class man.

My roommate's father does real estate full-time and I've seen how successful his company has been.

I'm partnering with my father who lives in NH.

I'm a single father, teacher and basketball coach.

"God Father", would handle the situation", most people will choose my nice guy approach.

@Louis SulekBack in the 60s & 70s, I lived in Bellville and Trenton (Carrying Place) and my father lived there during the 80s while he flew out of CFB Trenton.There is enough rotation through the air base, that there should be a firm rental market.

Got married and for a while wife didn't want to do RE because her father "suffered" through it for years.

Holding costs are serious and as a first time investor (I am a real estate agent with a contractor as a father so I had an abundance of knowledge and had spreadsheets and thought I overly prepared) I don’t think you ever get it exactly right on the first time.

His father was a prominent positive politician and they have legitimate business dealing with their government as well.