That would be my #1 rec, I know I'm biased as an agent myself, but what you pay an agent to sell your properties for you, is worth it if you have a good one!

As we begin the process of looking for a tenant to rent the other unit, we're wondering how we should frame the relationship with prospective tenants.

The strategy worked great, but without having any experience with the loan product, combined with signing a sales contract that had removed the protections for me regarding contract termination and return of my $10k earnest related to the approval of funding, it made for a very stressful process. 

That is the capital gains exclusion for selling your primary residence.If you live in your house for 2 of the last 5 years you get a capital gains exclusion up to $250K if single, $500K if married.

As part of this search, I got connected to a company that does turnkey properties in Birmingham - they build them, sell them to the investor and manage them. 

Also, define how you'll share the acquisition costs, such as the down payment, renovation, and closing costs.Payment Responsibilities: Explain how to divide and pay for regular costs like mortgage, property taxes, insurance, homeowners association fees (if applicable), and upkeep expenses.Management and Maintenance: Agree on how property maintenance, repairs, and improvements will be handled, including decision-making processes, funding for these activities, and responsibilities for performing or managing the work.Single Decision Point: For example, I've seen situations where one person agreed to replace an appliance while another strongly opposed it.

Hi,I'm selling ~ 1/2 of an acre of land for residential development in a beautiful, gated community called La Enmorada.

This strategy acts as a low barrier to entry to allow someone with little capital to enter the investing world, to build equity, and repeat the process to continue to build their portfolio/wealth.I would be happy to go into more detail should you ever want.

Hello everyone, With deciding to start in real estate, my main goal is to create enough equity in the properties I obtain to build a house and buy land  (10-12) years down the line.Though the market always changes, I figured with investing into highly appreciating markets now, the properties I buy will accumulate the equity needed to be able to sell in the future which in turn will lead to the income needed to build and buy land. 

processing fee being wired for LOI is usually code for a fake lender or a lender that very well may never fund.. so caution on that one..