Find a great real estate attorney to help you with:1) Putting a lien on the property, with your aunt's consent, to cover any work you do.- Ask the attorney if your aunt & dad need to authorize lien, or just aunt.2) Understanding your options to force payoff of the lien.- Ask attorney how you can enforce collecting on the lien when you need to.3) Getting full control of the property, while allowing your aunt to keep her ownership.- Have attorney draw up a contract to do this.Suggest you offer your dad some cash, now or in the near future, to motivate him to transfer his ownership to you.It may not work out, but you will learn a lot either way!

5 Tax Mitigation Strategies Every Real Estate Investor Should KnowAs a real estate investor, every dollar you save in taxes is another dollar you can reinvest into growing your portfolio.

Investing in real estate is a long term way to build wealth.

Real estates makes money when you purchase the property.

Maryland is one of only a handful of states that does not require Property Managers to have a license from the Real Estate Commission, although it is optional.Also, selfish plug, I am fully licensed and run Blue Door Residential Property Management and am happy to speak with you.

The platform is built off of best practices from real estate investors, but we also have a number of real estate agents who use many of the tools. 

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

If you continue filing taxes jointly the income you realize from your separate property will still need to be explained and redacted, regardless of the type of entity holding the real estate.

Hey @Joel Oh, So what the salesperson said could be accurate but for the fact that this is not for personal use.Tell me, would you want to get into a tub that had been used by 20-50 other people because they didn't change the water or do any real cleaning?

Best of luck in your real estate adventures.