Almost $20,000 in lawyer fees and 2+ years of litigation later, we're foreclosing on the house in order to collect our court fees from him.After that, we adopted a very simple rule... we pull permits for goddamn everything, no matter how simple, no matter how ordinary.

(They don't have the money in the LLC and perhaps personally if I filed a civil lawsuit, at least until the properties are sold.)

If you are talking about a civil action to recover the funds, then Indiana is likely the appropriate venue.Without knowing the details of the divorce decree or the property/bank account/tenancy, I cannot say which is more appropriate.

Plus everyone puts too much weight on the $/sf cost... because that doesn't include land development, paved parking lots, curbing, stormwater sewers, possible retention pond, civil engineer, architect, etc.  

@Derek Vaughn it may be of benefit to you to go talk to a civil engineer and find out what they think as far as what you'd be able to get on the lot.

I would recommend that the Attorney must be: In the state where you are planning on Wholesaling.A litigating attorney.Experienced with the agent’s/broker’s regulatory board for your state.Familiar with Wholesaling, if you are explaining it to them, they are the wrong attorney.If they are also a licensed broker, that is helpful but not mandatory.You will spend $125 to $1,000 for their advice and it will be the best money you’ve ever spent.Emotions and conjecture on the topic of wholesaling vary widely.

I will get the professional feasibility analysis started immediately followed up by the civil engineering work.

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Therefore you can probably get Litigation Counsel on contingency and don't have to shell out the money up front .

Pro per  litigants must ask He judge to sign for on it.Mike's case would be a remarkable were it not for one little thing: he's in prison.