I am filing for a fictitious name to use for REI purposes.  

You could find the contracts you need plus a ton of useful files here on the BiggerPockects Fileplace.

The giver, however, may have to file a gift tax return.  

Experience - always a plus - if you don't have it - have people on your team that do have it and can speak intelligently about the deal - contractor, agent, take out lender, mentor, etc.Exit Strategy - a clear exit strategy - if flipping - how long to complete repairs and relist, estimated time to contract/ days on market, plan if no offers at asking price. if a Refinance - who is the lender, have they done like transactions, have they looked at your full file or just approved you based on an initial conversation. 5+ units - how long does the asset need to be stabilized before refinance can be done?

Real Estate Rewind Starting overhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-community-bookGood Luck Paul

Go to https://www.biggerpockets.com/files here.

However, upon "celebration" of receipt, I was dealt a crushing blow when I saw the file format I received was .txt.

The app is: Free PDF to Audio Offline - Reader : Professional Read of Your Text Documents - Fast & Stable by Peris Copehttps://appsto.re/us/ZhUYab.iIt's not great, and the voice is very "Siri-Esk".

Usually I Fax to a ups / fedex store if they don't have a fax machine, and put those docs in my file.

Let's be honest, filing foreclosure is not anything close to complicated.