All, partnerships go in to business with good intentions, rarely does a business go as planned and at some time, one will feel they are getting the short end of the deal, so, it's best to keep things set up so that one partner can leave as cleanly as possible if necessary....so again, talk to your attorney.

I told him how involved it was and that if I owned the house I would want to know his intentions.

The main thing I am taking away from everybody so far is that the repairs I am doing now are not unreasonalble for future considerations (which relieves some anxiety) and that I need to consult with my electrician before doing any modifications to the systmen - regardless of good intentions!

I found a nice 3 family in an urban area that I decided to buy using a risky 80/20 loan with high interest rates with the intention of refinancing into a 30 year fixed the following year.

I bet there are a ton of investors out there who would tell him "yes I'll lease it back to you" and then just wholesale it to some other investor who would have no intention of ever allowing the guy to do a lease option!!!

Well Eric's thoughts are in good intentions, you should believe some of the news.

Otherwise you may have lost all your equity regardless of the owner's intent to sell.

The intention was to find out which areas are popular where Indian Citizens staying in India are buying properties for investment purposes.

I fully disclose my intentions to turn a profit to all necessary parties in order to avoid any potential legal issues in the process.

Jeff - you're right and all of it is with the intention of lowering the dollar in hopes of reviving our manufacturing sector (create jobs and increase exports) and decreasing imports.