I just got an email yesterday from a real estate broker looking for a release on a property under contract on behalf of the borrower. 

When helping my clients with their tax returns and bookkeeping, especially when they have real estate properties, we usually obtain the land value directly from the county assessor’s website.

How would you ask a family member to loan to you for a real estate deal?

I do not think this is a one size fits all answer and there are times where private lending is preferred over traditional financing.

And to be honest, I would have preferred Rodeo Real Estate but that's just me.  

I'm Syed, and I'm thrilled to be part of this community as I embark on my real estate journey.

If you are already discounting I would not negotiate further, but I am in Tampa where I can pretty easily find other tenants / guests, so I guess it would depend on how important their tenancy is to you at this time. 

I actually moved from Florida to Columbus for the real estate.

Smart locks break and screw up all the time.

and most of the time is  bad management, bought the wrong price, Interest and Insurance to the roof and, I cant get out the Bridge loan to do a DSCR loan etc ...Simple hands on, work do research and minimize risk.