There are probably hundreds of how to books but nothing beats real life knowledge and live advice you can get right here.First option which is the best option in my opinion is to keep 100% of the ownership and equity, keep the investor in a lender position, secured with a note and deed of trust which pays investor set interest rate (I typically pay 10%-12%) and you keep all profits.Option 2 would be to give an equity share where lender gets paid interest plus has some % of the equity.

What tools would you want in a web based solution to setting rental prices

And still further, if you have a good paying day job, you may already be hitting the limit for social security tax.

What do you do if you inherit a month-to-month tenant with no security deposit?

Some stick to regoions.My note investors purchasing guidelines required the transaction to be commercial and the note secured by commercial property. 95% of the note investors I know of will NOT do residential simultaneous closings because of respa concerns and rightfully so (min of 3 mo seasoning.)

Most of them, due to their increased volume of distressed assets, have upgraded their web sites with links to their inventories.

A quick cheat-sheet:RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) Only affects loans secured by 1-4 family residences, BUT you have to know the purpose.1-4 family residence loan for consumer purposes - covered by RESPA1-4 family residence loan for non-consumer purposes - not coveredTILA (Truth in Lending Act) (the good-old APR)Again you HAVE to know the purpose.

Never give them the keys until they give you the first months rent and security deposit in CASH or cashiers check.2.

In this case, you’re likely pooling money and forming a security.You really ought to talk to a securities attorney about the proper approach.Jeff

The reason I ask is I have ran a web company for 10 years, and I know if I quote on work in NYC for less than $120-150/hr - the company will think I'm a flake.