I am trying to finish this deal with my mother-in law on our foreclosed property, but the contract that was given to use by a company that is non for profit ,who is working with us  is a little confusing.

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In fact some areas of Calgary are deflating right now.I've been telling people, like my mother, to sell their holdings from as far as two years ago.Even with the lower Canadian dollar, I can still make the case that it makes more sense to invest in cash flow rental properties in some markets within the United States then it does in most Canadian markets.These are some of the things I talk about on my blog and 'Passive Real Estate Investing' podcast.Be sure to post your questions in the forums.Continue success!

Here are the details:I am getting a package of 6 houses and 1 empty lot under contract from the sellerHe rents out 5 of the houses to tenants but is letting his brother live in the 6th house for free (he promised his deceased mother he would take care of his brother)Each of the different homes have their own addressesWhen looking in the public records all of the houses are on the same Parcel / Tax ID #The seller wants to try to keep the house that his brother lives in out of the deal so his brother has a place to live and is taken careThe seller lives out of town in southern Alabama and owes at least 2 years of back taxesSo my questions are:Is it normal / legal to have more than 1 home on a single parcel?

I am renting this out right now to my mother in law for $700 a month.

If I wanted to work at the soup kitchen or the dog rescue, I could, if I wanted to work at the nursing home with my CNA Cert, I could.

I should also add that my mother own 17 rentals in our community.

My mother in law has been using Airbnb for the last several months to rent out her very nice travel trailer.

I do like the idea of her mother using gift equity for our down payment on the new home loan, if i understand that correctly.

But, believe it or not, I am getting better and my mother and brother have recently had good things to say about me.