What I liked most was that it covered the broad spectrum of REI and that it contained little to no false hopes or tasteless attempts to sell some book.

Often, these transactions take advantage of uninformed, low-income homeowners; because of the complexity of the transaction, victims are often unaware that they are giving away their property and equity".That makes since in terms of what the law is about, because one would be attempting to defraud someone by taking their property, under a false pretenses of stopping a foreclosure process without that person selling their home or losing ownership. 

There is a false narrative out here that real estate owners never pay taxes.

Actually waiting to hear back from the appraiser - the bank first had a desktop appraisal done, which came back at an insane $677k (we bought the house from the bank for $280k) and they then had a walk through ordered, which came back at an almost equally absurd $330 (there are houses all around us that are half the size that sold for that much).

Most buyers would have offered significantly more than $250,000 feeling that $250,000 based on a $478,000 asking price was “too low”.The most absurd purchase I was involved in was an automotive repair facility, owned by a guy I had known for about 10 years.

A lot of hood houses look great on paper, but the cashflow is false by the time turnover, theft and damage avg in.As a long term buy and holder, I don't need tons of equity at the buy as long as it's a good asset in a good area. 

Roofers file false claims of (for example, not real numbers), a claim for $45k or more.

All states have penalties for filing false liens and a mortage is lien.Filing a mortage or deed of trust as a security instrument for a debt that was never consumated or truly perfected is a form of real estate fraud.A sham transaction, is a transaction that is accomplished where the usual intent and purpose of such transaction is not intended to be accomplished and the the intent is to achieve some other purpose or provide a benefit to the parties, usually accomplished between related parties.The IRS may deem a a transaction as a sham transaction under certain circumstances where a tax benefit is accomplished between related parties that would not have existed unless the transaction had taken place.Now, if you have an LLC and there is a good business reason to convey title or equity from a property held in another entity, with related parties, and the purpose for such transfer is convencing, then that transfer may be allowed even if there are collateral benefits.

Key element is to be truthful, and not make a false claim.I think this is the form your looking for, I could be wrong: http://www.courts.state.md.us/district/forms/civil/dccv001f.pdf

On the few times I was present lookers asked absurd insulting questions.