All the while, you always have control and nobody else, not even your attorney, can manage or sell your property except for you.If you need to prove ownership for financing or any other reason, you simple produce your company documents as well as your banking and accounting records.

I have added more info regarding what I am after below using Chris's template.Your goals and story: I would like to buy a second 4 - Family Property and am interested in understanding what options I have available.Type of property: Multi-Family (4- Unit)Location of property: Massachusetts Purpose of financing: PurchaseType of financing sought: Fannie/Freddie, private,  FHACurrent or prior ownership of real estate: Currently own one 4-Family Property that I have lived in for 10 months.Occupancy: 30 Year Fixed Rate Investment or Owner Occupied Loan (I'd only want to live in it for at most 1 year if needed)Down payment or equity: 20%, but preferably lower. 10% would be ideal.Source of down payment funds, if applicable: Own fundsIncome Source: Salaried/hourly W2FICO: ExcellentCredit issues: None

Therefore the original seller has no ties to the property nor holds title and a lien can’t be placed on the property.Now if you’re saying that in the middle of the sell, the seller gets in to financial trouble and a lien then clouds the title before the sale can happen, then this would take a senior position. to clarify.CFD in my understanding is a Seller of the property takes back a CFD  but retains ownership of the property does not transfer to the payor on the CFD.. 

The new “owner” would have no personal ownership really.

However, the association may impose reasonable restrictions on pet ownership.

As for the transfer of title, we kept ownership of the houses, and the LLC manages the properties.

I am considering helping her buy a house (we will both be on the loan and title) in which she will live and also rent out 1 or 2 rooms.From what I've been able to find, I understand that if I make a portion of the mortgage payment, I am entitled to a proportional portion of any personal deductions (e.g. the mortgage interest deduction).I also understand that if a part of a home is used as a personal residence and a part is used as a rental, that the costs are split proportionally in order to determine how much cost is considered personal and how much is considered a cost of the rental.What I haven't been able to figure out is how to treat the costs and income if we share ownership of the house and we both contribute to the payments while she uses a portion as her personal residence while we also rent out 1 or 2 rooms.Can anyone help me understand how to allocate the costs and income? 

You've just gone through an ownership change and have no paper leases.

These might include Owners with Low Financial Stability Scores (FSS) or Seniors with Long-time Ownership.

With real estate, you maintain much more decisionmaking control and although we experienced a wicked housing collapse last decade, many real estate investors can still argue they maintained cashflow and that their respective market didn't feel the same pain others did.The knocks I would have against real estate is it is significantly less liquid and the fees are much higher when it comes to buying, selling and financing.With the introduction of Robin Hood, it's a race to the bottom as brokerages have been slashing trading fees in recent years.In my mind, there is nothing more passive than buy and hold stock ownership, though you may be relying more on capital appreciation, whereas many real estate investors prefer passive cashflow.