Per the subject, I now have a tenant in New Orleans who has threatened to sue me in Small Claims Court for withholding his security deposit of $1200.

They are not legally allowed to withhold the entire rent.

I recently talked with the buyer of a property I am selling and learned that the agent was withholding information from the buyer and trying to manipulate an elderly client into paying a higher commission.they are an agent with EXPResalty.

So were using same lawyer when we bought the single family house. its for married parents to put names under both single sons, oldest being the primary beneficiary and then younger son being 2nd beneficiary...total of $3500 for everything. 

Good question, the tax basis here depends on how your sisters were listed on title when your parents added them.If your parents added your sisters as joint owners while still alive, that likely means your sisters owned part of the home during your parents’ lifetime.

However, if a project moves very quickly and we stabilize that property shortly after improvements are made, then we may looks to sell that property and upgrade to something bigger.I like to keep things open to either possibility because nothing in life is certain, so I buy properties that I am generally okay with holding or "flipping". 

We don't do a ton of revenue and I have 3-5 employees at any time, but when a management company just withholds like 2 grand like this month (we remodeled a pent house unit for a national company) it messes with my cash flow and my employees getting paid.

But I actually wonder if these programs go away, after the initial pain, the long term result is likely to be positive - a great increase in the number of 2-parent households.

The key is having parent co-signers, clear house rules, and reliable maintenance contacts since turnover and wear could be higher.

Picture this: Elderly parents own the family home but have unpaid IRS debt with a federal tax lien filed.