Everything we do and have done is 100% transparent; this is why we are still in existence.In a nutshell, our business model has layers of risk management services that we provide to ensure capital preservation for our investors, lenders and ourselves.

However, our experience has been that local jurisdictions frequently layer their own requirements atop of the national code - and have worked in places where the local code requirements required second doorways in dwelling units not protected by sprinkler systems (we are working on one such project now).Hence my suggestion to verify local code (for Baltimore in the OPs instance).

The way Randy explained it to me over the phone, Land Trusts act as another layer of "protection", as do entities and yes they offer privacy.

However, you may have a large amount of personal assets and to add a layer of protection, your attorney may or may not reccommend an entity for liability purposes.If you are doing a lot of them, it certainly can not hurt, and the $ you would be making would more than cover the annual expenses of the entity.

Your purpose in double closing then would be to mask what you are really doing.I would just talk to the seller more about having to assign your contract.

I'm a firm believer in a multi-layered asset protection strategy.

He is the "Rainman" of estate planning and asset protection and I believe can show you how to "fund" the LLC with the property through various structures that wouldn't require the transferrance of a recorded title but would provide layer upon layer of asset protection.

Its 30 squares, 3 in 12 pitch, and has two layers on it that need to be torn off.

Lenders pass along interest rates to borrowers and the rates are generally determined by risk layers.

Unless prices have gone up considerably in the past couple years, in Baltimore, you shouldn't be paying more than about $200-220 per square for tear off and replace with standard 25 year 3-tab shingle (assuming one layer to tear off).