Am i able to use the equity of my parents house if they do a cash out refi and deposit the funds into a joint checkings account with both our names on it? 

My parents bought a STR last month 3 hours from here(Branson).

Purchase price: $394,000 Cash invested: $31,412 Bought a home for my parents using the cash coming in from my other properties.

If you are fortunate enough to have parents on board with your plan, you could see if they would use their credit for you and "buy an investment property" that you and your friends could live in.

I'm 19 years old and bought my first rental this past year in Columbus OH by myself my parents are not on the loan and quite frankly didn't help me at ALL.

I'm a tenant of a 3 unit property that my parents own.

I'm a tenant of a 3 unit property that my parents own.

For example: if a parent wants to gift the post capital gains proceeds from a family cabin to 2 children ...Short of death, does the gift tax exclusion apply here ?

My problem is, since I'm going through an eviction process with her, I can't change the locks and I have no control over who she lets in the property.

That being said arbitrage is an incredible way to get started with little money, lots of control and lots of upside.