He is on the super lawyer list and has consulted my family for years on very complicated rental developments. 

If you can get a long term commitment, cool, otherwise be cautious.

I am a real estate broker (specializing in multi family) and an investor in the Cincinnati market. 

Originally posted by @Clinton Davis:I just have the tenant pay with Paypal friends and family....it's free for both of us and they can't get their money back. 

All in total it took around 110 days or 3 months and 19 days from the initial commitment to signing.

I was leaning towards purchasing a duplex or single family home to do STR.

I wanted to start this post to ask others about how they source new deals for multifamily properties and single-family homes, specifically in the southeast.

I’m being subject to what I believe to be discriminatory practices by a local government by whom has increased my tax basis by 50% and my usage of that tax basis by 20% with no evidence as to why which contradicts my inspections and appraisals and would result in a mortgage worth of taxes on a property that has been in my family for 18 years.  

They find, purchase, renovate, rent, manage and sell passive single-family homes in the Jacksonville metro. 

First, you should recognize that investing with friends or family can be risky, which is why most people recommend you avoid it.