The reason you see a person’s name and all their entities listed in a lawsuit is because Plaintiff (the suing party) attorneys have to list everyone and every entity that can be remotely tied to a cause of action, otherwise, if enough time passes and through the legal process discover that a separate entity or just a person was truly liable and they didn’t name them in the lawsuit, they are out of luck.

My purchase is not contingent on financing, and I genuinely want to move forward with buying this property. 

As you discover opportunities, continue looking for the longer play!

Some lenders might scrutinize multiple properties in the same area under second home mortgages, so you'll want to ensure your intent to use each property personally is clear and genuine.

Just curios, were you trying to refinance it and that is when you discovered it is not an actual triplex?

It’s easy to approach networking with a “what’s in it for me” mindset, but I found that the most valuable connections came from a genuine interest in building mutual trust and respect.

The challenge, as you’ve discovered, is that traditional HELOC lenders typically want the property titled in a personal name rather than an LLC.

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I assume documentation was a top priority here when discovering the property's conditions.

He seemed as transparent and genuine as possible.