It was within a day or so of that point of conflicting signals from her that I suddenly was giving the shove off from the owner's realtor and the note holder.It did become clear that the note holder had been colluding with the home owner behind his own attorney's back, and in response, after she returned my $2500, she dropped the note holder as a client.Does that sound like I had any kind of a binding transaction in progress with the note holder, and he wrongfully backed out of it? 

It’s more efficient to spend $50-100 to notarize the POA and have your delegate sign all the closing docs state-side.

If we recorded a quitclaim deed signed by my wife (signalling her lack of ownership in the property) could I then demonstrate sole ownership of the parcel (and thus not violate the related-parties prohibition for an exchange?)

They signal that the property is more upscale.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/General-Growth-files-for-rb-14945510.htmlNEW YORK (Reuters) - General Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest U.S. mall owner, declared bankruptcy on Thursday in the biggest real estate failure in U.S. history.Ending months of speculation, General Growth, along with 158 of its 200-plus U.S. malls, filed Chapter 11 while it tries to refinance its debts.But the ongoing global financial crisis made it impossible for General Growth to restructure outside of bankruptcy and could signal further troubles for other financial institutions who are General Growth creditors.The collapse underscores the pressure on U.S. commercial real estate with few sources of available funding.Chicago-based General Growth, which owns such valuable properties as South Street Seaport in New York, Fashion Show in Las Vegas and Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, listed total assets of $29.56 billion and total debts of $27.29 billion.The collapse marks a sad chapter for a company that has been growing since 1954, when brothers Martin and Matthew Bucksbaum decided to expand their family's grocery business and build a shopping center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.The company expanded steadily through both building and buying malls, the largest acquisition being the 2004 purchase of high-end mall owner Rouse Cos for $14.2 billion.

The migration patterns seem to be signaling that people will live where it is sunny regardless of the cost or other tradeoffs.

That is my equivalent sell signal for gold.

Price drops signal the market that your house is overpriced or not desirable.

The false signal is removed, and the economy slows as economic reality sets in and bad debts are wiped out. 

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dashcam-shows-co...And, someone who wishes to do you harm isn't going to signal their intentions and let you reach into your purse or in your jacket and draw your weapon.