Texas specifically has this in the contract and uses a specific form for sellers who are staying in the property for up to 90 days after closing, so you should see if your brother's contract has similar.10.POSSESSION: Buyer’s Possession: Seller shall deliver to Buyer possession of the Property in its present or required condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted: A) upon closing and funding or B) according to a temporary residential lease form promulgated by TREC or other written lease required by the parties.

One of the reasons Bill and I deliver such detailed responses.  

We delivered over 6 Thanksgiving Baskets to much needed families.

I have had bad experiences with web developing taking large deposit under delivering and exceeding deadlines, and then going over alloted amounts anyways. 

It's also why I've delivered two messages previously in this thread that seem to conflict with one another to some degree. 

There are also plenty of others that could be on your radar if you don't have any particular drivers outside of pure investment (ex.

Sacramento main economic driver is it's proximity to the state capital, education, and a few other services jobs.

If you can borrow money at 4-5% you can leverage your investment with a relatively stable asset that's delivering considerably more than that in income. 

Just a lowly Beech Bonanza driver here...I must admit I am not open minded...at least I realize it.

It works awesome for our business (ordering, delivering, etc) and is super efficient.