I know my parents retired accountant had some rentals so I plan on talking to him when I get home in January so I guess that is a start.Is there any areas in the Portland area that you see promise?

An illegitimate child can come out of the woods at any moment and ask to reclaim his parent share and even if neither of the above sticks in court you'll still be dragged through legal proceedings and could potentially pay a lot in legal fees. 

That house was where the owner's parents lived, and instead of going through the time and expense of replating everything, I offered to let the parents stay in the house, rent free, for the rest of their lives, and in exchange, he would throw the house in for free.

Our thinking is we would pay through December (assuming you're okay with this) and move the week before or the week after Christmas.2) Our agent has another family similar to ours (dual income parents with two young kids who are selling their place) that need temporary housing while they stage/sell their place in Tacoma Park and buy a new place.

Hello BP family, I came across an abandoned property of a deceased person that inherited the property from his parents before he died.

Market capitalization of their parent companies combined, in excess of $136bln.

Hi, I am new to the boards and I plan to update my profile later.I help manage my parent's investment property in New Jersey which is a 2 family house.

I was raised around real estate my entire life but never enjoyed what my parents did.

My renters are students, and their parents often co-sign but wan the students to develop credit.

I was pressured to buy a house from a very young age by my parents.