If buying a condo, be sure to read up on the HOA regulations pertaining to renters.

Certainly anything pertaining to housing court is.  

(have not landed a deal yet). i joined my local REIC,i have a copy of my city's(jacksonville fl) condemd list, studying RE investing books in the library and have been searching and searching for my first wholesale deal (it's only been a few weeks..told you i was new) so i've also been on this website searching through all the post dealing with wholesaling, startup etc. and ran across ryan's link to all his post he made on different subjects. so my question is this ...one of his subjects is number crunching category is about the formula...now i understand his formula. but they all seem to pertain to someone purchasing for fixup and resale. are there any numbers to go by when trying to find wholesale deals?

I wonder whether anyone can shed a little more light, specifically, on the guidelines pertaining to comingling of funds.

That pertains to what you do as a realtor, not as an investor.

If you want to read a little more on how to keep your privacy intact I would suggest you read this article by Jason Hansonhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/05/16/this-article-could-save-your-life/As for the earlier post about having one LLC manage another LLC that generally is pertaining to liability and not privacy.

So the question Karen had, pertaining to what side of the existing lot does the house reside...was never answered.

I work on the trust and estate side as it pertains to the tax aspects, trust/estate administrations, planning, etc.

Any information or articles you have to share pertaining to this topic would be greatly appreciated.

Written by attorney investors, it's full of practical advice pertaining to management of investment property, has sample forms that can be edited, and - most importantly - they tell you what your primary state laws are and where you can read them.