The process is a lot less formal, and the title company said we would have had ten times more paperwork if there had been a bank involved. 

You come to an agreement with the seller, that agreement is formalized with the purchase & sale contract.

Have your lawyer send them a letter stating you will file a complaint against them with the contractor's authority be it a state contractors board or the city itself but there is a formal and legal process to file complaints against contractors and you are allowed to sue them for damages. 

The house located in nice South East Whittier, CA area bordering Fullerton / La Mirada / La Habra.

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I would use an independant contractor agreement with your contractor friend and do a few deals before I formed a formal entity with him. 

Absent brother having a will or more formal estate plan, you'll have to follow the laws in NJ for intestate decedents estate.

Just got a second place in front and borders my land Bought it to add to what I have and the extra privacy.

I highly advise that you do create some formal corporation and detail how everything is set up and divided if things go south. 

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