Why spend $300,000 for an Ivy League education in "working with relatives" when you could get the same info for $3,000 at your local community college.I'm not trying to dissuade you, working with people you care about can be incredibly rewarding.

You could get all fancy and stuff with the wrap-arounds and the subject to's and all of these other clever tricks to hide that you are taking over the home but contrary to popular belief, lenders aren't stupid, and i've seen too many accelerations for transfer without written lender approval to do so, to think otherwise.

actually based in the greater long beach area.i took a quick look at PWR.net and some of their links are currently broken =/ but its the organization and their MLS access i'm interested in joining, not their website per say and well.. i'm always optimistic about supporting the little guys / startups rather than just going with the most popular which the masses flock tolet me know the good the bad of em out there? 

However, I will play a little devil's advocate here concerning RE and the stock market.Contrary to popular belief, real estate investment, other than REIT's, some syndicates, and some TIC's, is not a passive endeavor. 

And as I said in the Bay Area the price for housing is incredibly high.

List source is a popular list data site. 

Ask tons of questions and be incredibly nice to whoever you talk to. 

Incredibly excited to be here, learn and connect. - Vicki 

Nat Chan Incredible situation, hang in there!

This community is an incredible resource, especially when you get/stay involved.