I currently am using one one all houses (although contemplate not, although I do the same with an attorney)I do agree with J Scott that as you get more comfortable you might not really need one.

Hey i'm Jordan and i'm from the Toronto area as wellI went to that real estate expo and your right David Lindahl was probably the best one there. and if he was the guy you purchased the program from, then i dont blame you because i was contemplating it myself.

No, in fact it will often raise them.Both here and on 3 other sites I see people contemplating 1031 exchanges when they barely have enough gain to justify the expense of a facilitator and the extra acquisition costs.For the record my income tax return for the past 12 years has had all of the following, just about every year for most items.W2 income, 1099 consulting/sales incomeInterest income, including interest from seller financed loans,Recapture of depreciationRental income, and expenses and depreciation on rentals pptyLT cap gains from sale of long held rentalsST cap gains from flipsSub S corp income from my sales company401k reductions, SIMPLE reductionsOffice in house expenses, loads of mileage for business travel and other self-employed business expeneseDividends from stocks and mutual fundsDespite all of this carp I feel confident, because I closely review the return and question the CPA that if I wanted I could purchase TurboTax and do it myself.

In my case, the San Francisco market, I am staying with residential (though I always contemplate trying a commercial property.)

You are contemplating a business arrangement and an estoppel letter is appropriate if you can.

I've been contemplating hiring a database programmer to build something based on that concept, but I'd prefer it to be an online version.

I do empathize with pet owners as when I was returning to grad school I found myself sitting on the curb  contemplating what we were going to do about our dog whom we could not find a place that would take him. 

I am personally contemplating how much debt I am comfortable working with and trying to find a balancing point that I can feel very confident with

Contracts made in contemplation of bankruptcy are not covered in a bankruptcy.

I wanted to get a feel for how others have structured their partnerships that may be similar to what I am contemplating on doing for the first time.