I’ll just guess it will take more than $100 in time, effort, gas, etc. to make that point.  

He said in times like these the smart money often goes to alternative investments that are not correlated to Wall Street.

Pleasant Ridge, Kennedy heights, Norwood, Silverton, Oakley, Hyde Park, Madisonville.  

I am sure there is a small percentage of people who it has worked for.I stand by my post.You sure seem defensive over a company you no longer use and you are not connected to.I run across nice companies that will take your money and return it later all the time.They are very pleasant because you are giving them money even if to hold.

In time, that may shift, who knows, but having the potential for multiple tenants and looking for value-add opportunity are pretty constant.I am a licensed broker with access to the MLS. 

At some point in time the costs don’t remain sustainable.

The only idea i could think of was getting a mortgage which is half the value of the house to pay my aunt off first (about $300,000), then work out a deal to pay my father off in time.

Wish you all the best and hope you can get everything figured out in time!

It may not happen (no crystal ball here), but I know that investing in non-commercial residential is not going to be producing the return that I expect.Note RE does not need to be the best investment option at all points in time. 

Then I pay $750 for my inspector that will give me intimate details including where he sees potential code violations.