I'm in the early stages of forming a RE Investment company (partnered with my dad).A little about me: I am currently going into my last semester in law school and planning to take the California bar exam in February 2014.

Judge Foster ruling contradiction to law and his online interview with Attorney Lucy Rivera. https://vimeo.com/115307836From Massachusetts Land Court Guide 2015.Land court chief title examiner must approve all bankruptcy instruments.

Nothing is free, examine the true costs, and you will see, like the housing bubble burst, when this ends it will cost you a great deal more than the benefits have been.

The totality of the situation needs to be examined to see if the tradeoff on both sides is worth it.  

I'm laying out the logical steps and examining a potential business plan before diving into something that appears so appealing.

So, just passed my real estate exam in Oregon, and I plan to use my license to help us grab a few buy & holds in Oregon & maybe Washington this year.  

While she is correct that purchasing materials is an indication of an employer/employee relationship, the IRS will look a the entire picture to determine the nature of the relationship, not just who buys the materials.In fact, I have an old BP blog post that details many of the things the IRS will examine to determine employee vs contractor, and while im not an attorney or tax professional,I imagine that if you, by and large, treat the person as contractor and not an employee, just the act of buying materials won't negate that.In fact, that blog post was inspired by Robyn's story...I'll try to dig up that blog post when I get back to a computer...EDIT: Here you go:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/05/26/are-you-sure-your-independent-contractors-really-are/

NAT's examiner is supposed to pull this today...should hopefully close Monday.I still can't believe a lawyer actually did something constructive!

An appraise might call that a "desk appraisal", since its just based on readily available information and not an actual examination of the property.

When you examine the mechanical systems, see how old they are (check the tag with the serial numbers on it or check for an inspection sticker), and that should give you an idea of whether they will still be working properly.