You need to register with the SEC to *market* these types of deals, but if you just want to bring together a group of your friends and/or family members, the SEC has no bearing on that.Also, while your lender might have requirements for how this is done (they may require all parties to be on the mortgage and/or title), if you have a partnership agreement, any group of people can jointly own an interest in any asset.

Also, bear in mind, that in order to make the deal happen, alienating the agent is not a good idea.

Continued Bailouts > Social Security Bankrupt > Seniors Broke and Starving > Print more Money > Cut Down more Trees > Lose More Rain Forest > Increase Global Warming > Polar Bear Population Extinct!

Do the banks that you are having to jump through hoops for bear some responsibility for the predatory lending practices which caused a market collapse and created an inventory of REO property for you to chase?

Of course, PA rulings might have no bearing whatsoever in some other state.

Blood has been shed by Americans on this soil as well as overseas for you to have the right to vote, not doing so is simply disrespectful to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

Something to bear in mind is that contractors are not all created equally.

I'm a newbie so bear with me :-) I have found 3homes in my target area that are for sale by owner.

While average vacancy maybe 5.2 % in NYC in Ark a lihttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/88202/vacancy-rate-drops-in-little-rock-metrottle diferent10.15% of homes are vacant in the Little Rock area that may have no bearing on numbers if you include apt buildings and other types of housing though.

the former owner had owned the place for about 5 years and never raised rent.I prevaled, section 8 paid the rent, the tenant paid their share, I raised the rent every year there after and the tenant stayed for 5 more years.The moral of the story is that you can only charge what rent the market will bear, and even though these rents were way too low, that's no reason to keep them there.On the other hand:I, myself have been guilty of not raising rents as aggressively as I should, the above story not with standing.