The attorney then has the borrower sign the documents and the attorney records the documents in public record.

and typically "well meaning" is code for "God bless his heart, he's trying to help but he's wrong" - what you mean to say is "my friend who's a professional in the industry and well respected on these forums, but I don't like his answer and I'm hoping like Hell he's wrong, so I'm going to keep asking the general public until I find the one person who says what I want them to say, in order to confirm my hopes

., go public by getting it pre-approved by regulators first). d) To qualify for an exemption, you must figure out which exemption applies to your business - this is best done with the help of securities counsel.

I also do public bank foreclosures, and tax deeds.I can give you complete access to the MLS covering Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties.I can set up an automatic MLS feed for you too, based on your parameters, and provide CMA's on properties of interest.I use detailed investment analysis programs that you can be tweaked with different costs, growth rates, % financing, interest rates, etc. it gives you not only Cash on Cash Cap Rates but also true Internal Rates of Return IRR%.I do REO's including HUD and Fannie Mae.

It should be public record.

Also in DC and MD a licensed agents first duty by law is to the public and to protect the public's interest.

It would be great to get paid to learn how to research properties and know what all can be found in the public domain.

If zoning change needed, city will have to advertise it and public opinion and comments by neighbors would com into play..... again, you could approach the neighbors up front and see if they would offer support, especially if it would be freeing up off-street parking for them....Just food for thought.... :-) 

We're gonna record that on public record for all time?  

I am looking to expand beyond buy & hold to the fix and flip, wholesale, multifamily & public auction.