What we do not know or can not ascertain is "IF" the loan has any chance of reinstatement in the first lien or if the first lien mortgage debt service can be manageable by the borrower so that eventually they can address the debt service on the second lien. 

." - I found this surprising as well, but my lawyer said there were no red flags.Also regarding the contract:"The general Real Estate taxes95 shall be prorated as of the date of Closing based on \CSSgo of the most recent ascertainable full year tax bill.

Microeconomics are complex, and it's difficult to ascertain what will happen.

Jean it is typical for as certain milestones are reached with larger properties for the buyer to increase the amount of EM that is non-refundable.

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? 

I am looking for a software that will allow me to create a proforma but allow me to add/subtract properties as I try and ascertain the best combination to buy.

The first thing to ascertain is whether the building is livable, In other words can someone live in the building as is?

Ist I would ascertain how much the current HOA dues are and how is each applied and what is put into a reserve account for future maintenance, insurance or whatever is covered by the HOA dues.

In other words, the value of buying at today's price instead of the future value is the basis for the value of the option price. 10% is the customary ceiling for residential option prices, unlike commercial proper valuations for an option are more difficult to ascertain, but can be, it's simply accepted that small valued transaction don't need to go through the brain damage to obtain a fair option price. 

A fiduciary corporate trustee (in SD, UT, NV, or AK) provides administrative duties in compliance with trust situs requirements.The irrevocable trust, which maintains fully discretionary distributions with no ascertainable standard and meets the requirements of the Restatement (Third) of Trusts along with those of 11 USC 541(c)(2) and is "a restriction on the transfer of a beneficial interest of the debtor in a trust that is enforceable under applicable nonbankruptcy law is enforceable in a case under this title" is fully judgment-proof against state and federal claims.