If you decide to make realestate more than a part time job, research your market, find a mentor in that market and treat it as a business.

It's not that bad to treat depending how far into the house it is and in the basement I feel it's almost common because of water etc., We're in New England and almost EVERY basement gets water in the spring.

Ok Brian I'll tell you how we treated them.

A RE salesperson working under a broker is treated the same since they can't actually practice RE without either having a broker's license or working under one.As for the Michigan rules...I don't write them, I just have to follow them!

- Investors don't want to be treated like typical buyers/sellers who need their hands held...they want someone who will be their partner, be brutally honest, not sugarcoat the information, etc.

Now after we are in the house my mother has the mind set that she can treat me and my family like crap and enter the house when ever she wants . " I know i broke a biggy on never deals with family but I really want the house" Do i have any rights on telling her when she can and cant enter the house and being a royal pain in my butt.Nick

Getting more credit cards will reduce the average length of your credit history, which may do more harm than good.I would suggest finding a lender that will treat you as "A paper," getting a mortgage, paying on it, and improving your score that way.

I would like to simply keep the two streams of income separate and treated accordingly rather than set up yet another entity, like an S-Corp.Thanks everyone!

And that's also what's causing the landlord to treat it as her house and intrude whenever she wants.

Working with a distressed seller can have advatages in the long run if you treat them right!