Another method is to sell the house to someone like me who buys on a VA Mirror Wrap, takes over the payments and the attorney does the paperwork to show that the payment is being covered.

The tenant has said the steps were slippery in the past and each time we have gone and addressed the problem.

What are the steps ?

I purchased the unit as my first step in what I hope to be a successful real estate portfolio.

@Nick Jadron Congrats on taking the first steps to becoming a real estate investor.

That will determine the next step.

I watched the BiggerPockets YouTube video on the 4 square method and I’ve been trying it on some properties for sale on the MLS in my area.

Usually the first property is the most nerve-racking and the hardest step for everyone.

I think the best first step would be finding a company getting a part time gig to see if I like it.

One other thing not in my original post, it is understood that an evenutal consequence is that our daughter's basis, when she buys the property, is the low sale amount, which could affect her in the future if/when she sells.It would be better, of course, to die first, and have her inherit the property with a "step-up" basis.