Those will protect you 10x more than setting up an LLC or creating a bunch of bank accounts, thinking you can hide from litigation. 

Get licensed, and avoid having to hide your activities. 

I don't know if he was trying to hustle a wholesale type deal on his own place, whether he's hiding some major flaw, or just a flaky guy, but obviously this deal wasn't going to go through. 

A 3-4% solution will not kill mature trees, but it will definitely knock out the poison ivy crawling up their trunks and hiding in their shade.

I now use the foam type rather than the embossed paper type, goes up great, looks great, and holds old peeling plaster ceilings together hiding their flaws..

I find that the potential sellers are either too paranoid to find (they hide from everyone fearing their creditors) or emotionally divorced from the property....they have already made up their mind to default and there is no way to impress upon them that that's a horribly bad decision.Some of what I experience is unique to Texas and Texas rules however.

Neither of you should have anything to hide and I would recommend a basic background check unless it’s a friend or family member you’ve known for a very long time.

The seller hopes the buyer (gets pregnant) on the deal with tens of thousands of dollars spent or more and also if they have a 1031 exchange they can now be stuck with the choice or face a big tax penalty.If a seller does not have a full file ready to go the minute they go under contract then either the seller, the listing broker, or both are incompetent or they are trying to hide something  and commit unfair dealings by pulling one over on a buyer.

Try calling, texting, emailing, courier pigeon to get the keys and make sure she has truly vacated

They will NEVER want to show you the purchase contract, because it has their price on it and they want to hide what they are paying.