As an architect I dont want to do them because I cannot escape any lawsuit in the future (regardless if its my fault or not) because my name/firm is tied to the building.

Far as the escape clause, I have "contingent upon partner approval" neatly tucked away.

It's now or never escape the rat race.

I ended up selling the building because it was 3 stories and needed a fire escape to both 3rd floor stories and as hard as I tried I couldn’t get a contractor to come build one.

I have a question that is probably relevant to many possibly looking at moving out of NY, if a person moves in June from NYC to escape the gigantic tax burden, do they pay taxes on the time period they were there or (from Jan to June) or because they were not there for 180 days can they claim residency in another state and not pay taxes in NY?

Be sure and get the contract that allows you to escape if you cannot assign it.

Do you have good escape clauses?

Don't sweat making multiple offers, there's always some escape clause (such as don't perform home inspection) and seller will cancel contract.

Mindy Jensen Yeah the older materials were terrible at letting water escape and you would tend to have a lot of moisture issues.

I have only been working for 1 year but I want to educate myself in real estate investment to escape the rat race.