there are different ways to "interview" the landlord.. you can ask if they had washer and drier and match it with what they said. you can also ask how long they have been there, or just things that friends and "companies" wont know. there are tons of "trip" questions.

You wont succeed through a shortsale, the shortsale scenario is when the finance owed is more than the actual value.

You wont, i will.

Also, rebuilding usually takes more time than people anticipate, so it's likely the short term tenants (who suffered a loss from a tornado) would be there longer.

What they don't know wont hurt them.Or you can box the thermostat up and control it yourself.Electric baseboard hear to the second floor?

id=117896796&authType=name&authToken=PdEy&invAcpt=&goback=.mid_I612265279*45_*1_*1_*1 And the comps must be in line with what a bank would value it for; "padding the price" wont fly.

Lastly, regardless of what form of partnership we put in place I want to make sure that down the road we wont be hit with a reassessment for the property taxes, since that's a huge benefit to buying and holding in CA.If anyone has any experience in forming this type of partnership in CA any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I guess im just worried she wont be as inclined to negotiate the best deal because of this.

(family life and relationships are likely to suffer with this scenario).My Full Disclosure - I'm also a licensed RE Agent.

you must disclose that and most certainly all states standard contracts do have a clause asking to announce if you are some how benefiting from the contract.Almost most banks wont pay you commission representing yourself..full on disclosure my friend.