The idea is to gain soft control on the owner side and hard control on the buyers side which puts you in the sweet spot.

So if the property has increased in value then you may be triggering capital gains.  

Julie- I was following the post hoping for the same insights as well!

Any insights are welcome.

@Anthony Ellison it would be great to meet both you guys and possibly gain some knowledge.

I'm a "newbie" but wanted to get some insight and perspectives from other areas of the country.Here in Cincinnati we have a neighborhood in the metro area with explosive apartment/condo growth.  

William Hochstedler thanks for your insight on this.

I also sent you a colleague request since we are close in proximity to offer further local insights.

hello my california sunny aka state fellow investor, Latoya, i agree with both of the above BP insightful members, take advantage of all the educational resources that you are interested in here as well, and be sure to check out some of the webinars there are really cool concept of joining a live group of like-minded all networking ideas and personal experiences.......keep posting but most of all keep sharing good luck in your new quest

Which was probably a not so bad thing considering all of the knowledge and experience I gained throughout that time period.