If you believe you can do it without directly involving th elandlord with financial compensation better hope you find a real dumb landlord.Money talks.

It may involve bringing a quiet-title action.A lot of times, folk pre-emptively pay inheritance taxes in such a situation.

My question involves real estate located in the State of Louisiana.I am talking to a man who wife passed away.

I just had a lovely family from Australia with 4 kids discovering California for the first time who were denied from their booking due to "water damage" , they were told.

Since they are your parents and there are estate issues involved you may have some solutions available that would keep the bank from calling the loan due.

It varies by HOA but most that I have been involved with do not allow anyone but Board Members to attend regular meetings.

Having $3MM of dry powder during a potential downturn is EXACTLY where I'd want to be, not invested in a property that is simply treading water, especially in a more expensive market.I am of course assuming a downturn, but there is no denying that even very active money (i.e. more time available to spend on adding value) is having a difficult time finding quality deals today. 

." - solve that without involving a C-corp.And if I'm not mistaken, if you buy in a land trust with an LLC as designated beneficiary, you can change that without changing title.You need specialized advice, both from lawyers and CPAs.

The rent-to-own option seems far too complex, involving 3 parties to depend on each other with seemingly a lot of liabilities (namely that the bank could call the loan).

Purchase price: $152,000 Cash invested: $12,000 Huge fixer upper with lots of budgeting involved in the rehab.