I got started in real estate by buying a foreclosed, ugly house and renting out 3 rooms to friends and a younger brother for 4 years. 

I have a lil thing for Bobby's brother Mark ;-) which is mainly why I click on this thread, lol.

Hey all, just joining BP now after listening to podcasts over the summer.I’ve been sampling a few real estate scenarios over the past couple of years to try to find out what’s out there and what works for me – financing a few of my brother’s flips in Florida, buying tax lien certificates in Florida and Maryland, flipping a mobile home lot in Maryland. 

Hey Terry, I sent a collegue request to you,  brother. 

My brother and I are interested in connecting with other individuals out of the Southeast part of Michigan mainly in Detroit.  

So YES we take every call and unless we're too slammed we try to meet every seller in person.Even if we can't buy their house, they might have a brother, aunt, parent, or friend that needs to sell fast for cash as-is...This is a people business and every person is a new "node" in your network... add as many nodes as possible by engaging with everyone that reaches out to you...

My brother chided me during this time assuming I was losing my shirt.  

Hi Alex,You could do this in theory however your issue is the co-signor co-borrower relationship usually FHA will only allow blood relative (maybe your cousin, brother, sister, aunt, uncle but friends will be hard but "not," impossible).This strategy is usually called the kiddie condo strategy because parents would at times want to participate in the real estate market when their kids went to college.

What's up brother.

What type of escape clauses should I make sure I have in writing in my contract to ensure I get my $900 in title escro back.