@Patrick Crehan you should be contacting your state's real estate licensing department and asking about this, or find a competent real estate broker or attorney to help you out.You won't survive your mistakes if you are asking for advice from strangers on this site.

Hopefully, it survived and is still providing jobs to the community.  

Surviving world wars, countless currencies and empires as a store of wealth.... 

I look at it this way: you need a roof over your head to survive, don't you?

I get that request daily  ;-)  U should get on Pace Morby's free facebook and put that out to their crazy tribe.. something may come of it when you have thousands in the tribe and its his home area.. thats what I would do.His community is focused on neighborhoods where you need to pack heat to survive the night.

Is the Monetized Sales Trust something that has survived IRS audit scrutiny?

And of course, should that come to pass, can you survive it financially? 

(You care about your clients, not the deal)You have probably already seen the first and second year drop out stats, so buckle up for the ride. 80% don't survive year one, most of whos left quit year two.You can't specialice when you start, you'll need every transaction you can get.Read the Millinair Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller.

TaxesCash flow is controversial: your business needs cash flow to survive, but the source does not matter, could be your W2 if you have one.

Holding a home in joint tenancy with a spouse, the surviving spouse retains the original cost basis on 50% of the home instead of getting a step-up in basis on the entire homeIf you own a home with your child as joint tenants, your child will only receive a step up in basis on your half of the value of the home when you die, this is another complex layer...