I've been an expert witness in construction fraud and owner/management abuse and bullying issues for over 2 decades and have testified against abusive landlords on countless occasions and have yet to see them come out on the winning end.

Are you prepared to take the stand and testify that (a) you intended to take title to the property which you agreed to purchase, (b) you did not intend to use that contract as a tool for facilitating a sale of real estate of another with the intent of receiving a commission or fee, (c) your intent in dealing with the seller was not to facilitate the sale of his real estate to another, (d) your intent with dealing with the buyer was not to facilitate the sale of the real estate of another to the buyer, (e) that the sale of real estate would have occurred regardless of your contract assignment, (f) that you performed your obligations pursuant to the real estate contract before you assigned it, creating ascertainable rights of ownership, (g) that you did not receive a commission or fee for assigning that contract, (h) that the subject matter of the contract was not real estate, (i) that the assignment of your purchase contract did not facilitate a sale of real estate you did not own for a fee that you collected? 

My guess is that a few people from the markets included in the post  can testify they are having success in each of the markets.

this type of thing has miles and miles of case law..and its clear cut.. no pun intended.. you get a forester or a mill to value the trees and then your entitled to triple stumpage.if its government land you wacked the trees off of that can become criminal.other wise you would probably need a good RE broker to testify as to what the tree's bring for aesthetic value. 

Did you have to show up to testify in person - I don't necessarily want to show up in person.

Then they can testify to it being in compliance for two residence. 

I'm not affiliated any longer (formerly worked for them) but can testify to the superior service and company values.You should get a discount if you refer your other rentals.BTW you never see only ONE roach and that's usually a sign that your tenant is a dirty one...

One completely disinterested detective said "would be considered a forgery however only the victim (whois deceased) can testify that it is not his signature".

One completely disinterested detective said "would be considered a forgery however only the victim (whois deceased) can testify that it is not his signature".Any suggestions on how to pursue this?

If such a person where my tenant, I would have animal experts testify to the space requirements and exercise requirements of large breed dogs (5 lbs of dog = 1 mile of exercise per day)