I have a small team that I need to expand and I have already begun doing some serious networking and would love to hear from fellow BP colleagues working in any related capacity in that area as well as others. 

My friend got around the Rent control laws by having a relative live in the building, if the owner is in the building, rent control laws do not apply to NEW tenants.

As for you and your parents arrangement, you may want to seek the advise of an attorney to determine your agreement between you and your parents regarding the money.The HELOC is relatively a simple process.

Here are a few reasons condos are a bad (relative to other housing) investment.1) Condos tend to fall first when real estate prices drop, yes they go up first too, but yours has already gone up.  

What would become an issue as relates to flipping with an IRA is the tax-exempt entity is engaging in a trade or business activity (as opposed to passive investments such as hard money lending, dividends, rents from real property, etc).  

I read several of his legal-related real estate books in the Rich Dad series and liked his approach.

Everything related to real estate should be in writing, if a fee is to be paid, it should be in writing.

Second, when you narrow down the kind of REI you want to start with, use keywords related to that. 

First post to BP and I'm looking for input on where seasoned investors look for their investment properties in relation to where they live.

I love the fact that multi-families in the city are relatively cheap and the rents are decent.