Texas statutes do not define “transacting business;†however, Texas Business Organizations Code (BOC) § 9.251 lists activities that are not considered transacting business.

@Hunter PayneI'm not an attorney, and the only definitive answer can come from a FL-licensed attorney.My layman's opinion is that you probably do not need to register with Florida, based on this section of the FL statute:http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?

I'm not as familiar with Florida statutes regarding judicial foreclosure, redemption or HOA lien status on how it affects other liens.

I believe that in Colorado the statute of limitations on a lien is 15 years after the maturity date specified on the note.Additionally, the creditor has 6 years from a default to enforce the note.Here’s some light bedtime reading: https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/2017/title-38/real-property/article-39/part-2/section-38-39-201/https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/2016/title-4/article-3/part-1/section-4-3-118https://frascona.com/statute-of-limitations-on-colorado-home-loan-default/#:~:text=Colorado%20courts%20have%20long%20held,promissory%20note%20is%20non%2Dpayment.Obviously, if necessary, you’ll want to confirm all of this with a knowledgeable lending attorney and discuss your specific circumstances.Before you do any of this though, and reading between the lines, if you’re in trouble, then the first thing you want to do is discuss this with your lender.

Unless you are buying from a bank that has already bought it back and held it for the redemption period, you may be in for a surprise when the former owner exercises the redemption statute and you are out of a house. 

Take a look at Statute 718.120(2) and the Docs of the Association.

"You can't simply read a statute or regulation and take it in black and white as there is the intent of the law, the purpose, how it will be interpreted and unless you have a legal background you are guessing and you'll most often lean toward what you want it to mean, no one likes to read "no, you can't do that".

Using Land Trust "Just another strategy for investors"Its uses are:To control or purchase real estateTo protect confidentialityTo limit liabilityTo help with "DOS" clauses in some casesLand trusts have been used since the late 1800's in one form or another and became recognized by statute or case law in many states.A land trust is a vehicle that holds real estate nothing more nothing less.The trustee has the power to convey or deal with the property at the direction of the trust beneficiary.

Basically, you can (per statute) collect a fee if you are a licensed broker.

Edit, just looked up your state statute.