Hi Adrian,That seems like a good idea at first, and honestly I think just about all of my buddies and I have thought about it at one time or another.

I have a few buddies who bought co-ops in that area for dirt cheap, fixed them up they are real nice.

Heather, maybe have one of your real estate attorney buddies draw up a lease that allows you to exercise the option whenever you like...point being to lock in the price and keep the terms flexible in your favor.

Hello everyone,I have a buddy who just received word he will be moving out to the Norfolk area within the next month or so.

I suspect that I learned three things from that:1) He gets paid based on how much money she puts in an IRA.2) He is not a licensed real estate agent, and wouldn't get paid if you and/or your mom purchased RE.3) He's got a buddy that does reverse mortgages, or does them himself. 

A buddy of mine and I are in the process of forming an LLC to buy and sell real estate in El Paso with the possibility of expanding into other markets.

Over Christmas break last year a buddy and I decided to purchase and flip a house.  

A buddy of mine has his house on the market and they've had 0 offers in 4 months.

The difference was this scammer asked my buddy to Western Union a $500 deposit.  

Unless, they team up with a few of their buddies and decide they want to be roommates.