The co-owners must retain their voting rights in a specific manner.6.

The lawyer in the form I use said he’s $250 an hour with a $2k retainer.

Rates are still pretty low so this may not increase your payment much, maybe even lower it, and allow you to retain this property, if it still makes sense as an investment.Also, fixing it up and attempting to market it as a lease option may be a decent path to go down, if you decide to sell.

I retain 2 multis right now in Bloomfield.

I did let my title insurance company know also and retained a lawyer.

A good, investor-friendly, attorney will walk you through the contract beginning to end in order to add value to you, answer all your questions, and be retained for future deals.Title comes in once you have a fully executed contract of sale/sales agreement.All the best to you on your journey!

Of course, I hope to retain all tenants to avoid that turnover cost.

Those are both great ways to access equity while retaining the asset.

can the transfer from LLC back to us as JTIC be done in a way to retain our tax basis? 

If you are SERIOUS, put your money where your mouth is and offer an agent an upfront retainer fee that is credited to any purchase you make in the next 90 days.