You don't have to provide a reason, except for specific circumstances.

James Collins,Steven Hamilton II is correct, I wasn't trying to be outside the scope of business discussion except that my first comment was relating to what Jeff said and laughing about my own family experience.In regards to the remainder of my comments, my advice to seek local legal council, I believe, is sound.Finally, I could have been more sensitive to how you might have taken what I said about your mother, but you could replace mom with wife, friend, business associate, tenant, whatever, and I believe what I said still holds true and was not an attempt to give personal relationship counseling.

Even if John deeds the property back to Bob, the HELOC remains a secured lien against the property (regardless of whose name is it's in.) ...Agreed, except K.

You can always offer more.)Since it's a buy-and-hold, you probably don't need to worry too much about the number of for sale signs - except to gain confidence to low ball them.

Yes, except for your annual contributions, all funds must come from and go back into the IRA.

I can see now there isn't a easy answer, except to get a title policy and keep an eye out for fraud.

The most forced appreciation will be on vacant and semi-performing value add deals ( an exception might be selling off to a developer as an exit for a higher use) but trying doing that from states away is a much bigger challenge than in your own back yard.Do you have time??

Can you help me understand how the situation I described is not governed by the information below, but rather is governed by some exception?

Except, I'm the developer and investor, but not the builder.

Yes (except the property was father's) and it is already paid off in full so there is no current mortgage on it.I suppose the other way would be to pay cash now to buy them out and later down the road get cash out financing though a bank, this way it doesn't involve them.