You have to be careful as a landlord to be in compliance with all current fair housing practices.

Next time you are there, check to see if the Pergo is buckling/peaking a bit at the seams--that's a sign of moisture.If this is to be a rental, I'd completely rule out carpeting and look at vinyl planking--it's water proof, and easy to maintain and repair. 

They both insist that there are creative ways to structure this deal so that me and my mother can LEGALLY , and secured by CONRACT, be able to collect the net proceeds, and split it 50/50 as her and I agreed from the start.One of the proposed arrangements I researched and sought legal consul for, and am fairly certain would in fact still be an act of fraud.A broker brought in an investor who proposed the idea of purchasing the Mortgage Note, and giving us the difference, secured of course in advance by a contract where we would agree to forfeit the Security(house) once the note was purchased. 

Properties are cheaper in Birmingham and cash flow a little higher than other markets due to low property taxes, cost of living, and cost to repair/maintain.

And by favorites, I mean fair housing violations.

They are actually fairly active. 

The contractor said that he won't need to put crushed rocks because the ground is pretty compact from years of parked cars on the driveway.my questions are:1) is this a fair quote?

The size of this deal is fairly small that's why I think its a good start. 

Hello Bigger Pockets Fools,@Brandon Turner, first of all, thank you so much for your podcasts, webinars and books. You have made me a true believer in investing in real estate after nearly 30 years investing in stocks...

Etc....... there are about 10 duplex’s before mine and they are all alike (townhouse kind of styled)....MY duplex starts the next set and there are about 10 of ours as well (side by side styled) across the street and the rest of the neighborhood are alllllllll single family homes that are pretty nice and well maintained.So I recently cut down a pine tree from my front yard that I felt like was just a hassle due to the pines that it dropped leaving a constant mess...I bought a Japanese maple tree to put in place of where the pine was and some small shrubs to fill the middle of the duplex and the sides.....The duplexes I mentioned that were BEFORE me all have small trees alike and all are maintained by some landscaping company and from mines down all pretty much have PINE trees.