I have heard a lot of negative things from others who claim that a lot of real estate agents will tell you anything to get you to buy a property (whether is a good deal or not) so they can get their comission.

Better customer service and the process is made easy because they know you.  

You can ask the seller to add the other purchaser to the contract and quit claim yourself off the deed at closing, this is must cheaper if alloud.

Then you could claim any income from that house on your schedule E, which lenders could use to qualify you.

I need to find an agent I can work with that can do custom searches and cma's. 

Hey George,There really is no need for your self-directed IRA custodian to be local, other than the consideration of customer service hours being a different time zone than yours.

It also supports my claim that the "Rental/Lease Application" process that has been crafted to protect owners, has been turned into a cash cow for Agents.

It's part of our strategic plan because we're investors ourselves & we know good investors are repeat customers.  

This way you can customize your home and save a lot of money while doing so.  

Is her family in the loop as to what is going on, if not, they can be the source of problems if they claim you took mom to the cleaners.