Be careful what you say, you don't want a government agency investigating a discrimination charge.

She genuinely cares for people in a completely altruistic way.

The Key is finding big property issues up front, negotiating lower purchase pricing and taking care of any differed maintenance up front.

Then, reach out to real estate agents.Be very careful how you do this.

I've been around folks that bable to themselves down a hall, bounce back and forth, dance a jig, have smiles and throw kisses, pick at themselves and can't stop fixing thier hair.

I have 3x the value of the house in assets but the first lender didn't seem to care becuase of my tax returns.

If you charish your friendship, do NOT provide the financing for a long list of issues.In in particular, you must treat them as if they are strangers when it comes to collecting payments and taking care of the collateral.

There are many agents do not follow the law.Be careful.

I moved to La Crosse WI to care for my dad.

In our case, the person living there was moved to an assisted care living facility back in 2007 and the time was not right for selling the house since the market was so depressed.