A topic I can relate too

I would consider it more of a general business expense rather than a specific property related expense.

If this is REO, some of the bank addendums will have a clause in there that if the buyer is also an agent (or has some relative as agent), then the bank will not pay the buyer side any commissions.

When the parties were not related there were questions but not much of an issue.

Then wite a check from his account to yours and tell them it was a loan by related parties and has been fully repaid.

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Regarding the requirement to turn over control to your plan administrator when it comes to legally fulfilling ROBS requirements:  "Please be advised that as long as your qualified retirement plan and related trust are in existence, certain plan administration actions need to be taken in order to keep your plan qualified."

You will negotiate with him on he gets his principal back along a time period and perhaps related to a specific percentage of yield for the use of his capital.

I will probably just be a lurker for quite a while, but wanted to make an intro, and hopefully I can contribute some useful info related to marketing and sales.

I'd much rather they go to a friend or relative.