Try to find professionals who are experienced with seller-financed home transactions—and who have experience where you live, if possible, because some relevant regulations (such as those that govern balloon payments) do vary by jurisdiction.Professionals can also help the buyer and seller decide on the particular agreement that best suits them and the circumstances of the sale.

I've been doing all I can the past 6 months to learn about real estate investing through reading books, listening to podcasts, and reading some articles on the site.  

Hey All,I'm considering a house hack on a duplex, but I'm seeing various articles stating that conventional rentals no longer work.  

Ben Leybovich wrote an awesome article called "property with $2000 or less"Check it out on "justaskbenwhy.com" Good luck Lee

I read an article recently on budgeting for a major maintenance item such as a roof that will be needing to be replaced in say 5 years.  

This was a big year for me expense wise so it could be more relevant than years past.

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.Sounds like you have a strong base with multiple properties in a couple different states.  

The houses there are still not that over priced and what will be happening there in the future is huge.see article below on pflugerville future plans.http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate...

.” – Robert Heinlein - 1939Great and relevant quote.

Meanwhile, I have no choice of going back to business as usual.I will give a complete update on the issue of my refund in another post As i have forwarded all relevant information to appropriate entities.