Any guru (or group) you follow that shows you how to do the negotiating and paperwork is only telling you half the story.

Being a Section8 HUD building, there was an immense amount of paperwork and due diligence that was required.

Add to that the fact that private financing typically involves way less bureaucracy, with reduced paperwork and fewer hoops to jump through.

I would pay for a buyers agent who did the paperwork.  

From a litigation point of view, it isn't just the paperwork. 

Your answer is first in the paperwork you two agreed to, then in any options available if no paperwork was done. 

For example one person does most of the rehab work/management and the other person finds deals, works through the paper work, and sells the flip.

Quote from @John Teachout: Title work is typically done as part of the pre-closing paperwork.

It is easy for people to download fake W2s, ESA paperwork, etc, with a few mouse clicks and a credit card. 

(Excluding FEMA insurance claims)We recently sold a home we foreclosed on in Georgia and I am pretty sure they had a specific form for disclosure of insurance claims we had to complete (my associate did all the paperwork but asked me about the form). not sure if it was fema or not.The form if there was one was optional, because Georgia is a Caveat emptor state.