You’ll want to carefully assess property values, renovation costs, and potential resale value to ensure the margins work in your favor.

But your friends and family will be asking for favors . 

The sad truth is most in the BP community believe the horrible deal with favorable seller financing where zero out of pocket is required is a better real estate play than the great deal that requires traditional financing.

This means you'll have to comply with California state laws and pay additional fees, including the $800 annual franchise tax in both states.While Delaware offers privacy and favorable business laws, if you're primarily doing business in California, forming a California LLC might simplify things and avoid the need for foreign registration.

They're just political favors.

Do yourself a favor, move your focus further south and forget crystal meth land Daytona. 

However, her trying to turn the favor you were doing her into a "you're the bad guy" is laughable. 

Also, in Ohio, the landlord-tenant laws heavily favor landlords.

What makes NJ good is being in areas with favorable land lording laws and proximity to transportation/NYC. 

You make the mortgage payments on their behalf.Advantages:Full Ownership: You gain full legal title to the property while keeping the favorable 3.25% interest rate.Control: You have more control over the sale because you hold the deed.Simpler Resale: Since you hold title, you avoid the complications of a land contract when reselling, especially to FHA buyers.Risks:Due-on-Sale Clause: The lender could potentially enforce the due-on-sale clause if they find out you’ve taken title, though this is relatively rare in practice as long as payments are made.Higher Closing Costs: You would need to close formally and cover title, closing, and potentially transfer costs.3.