The father was telling the son that in this particular meal, the chicken is involved but the pig is committed!  

It took 4.5 months of back and fourth with a broker that specialized in short sales from the big chain bank that owned the home.  

I choose the well established companies.They are full service (as are most) from opening your order, to generating your prelim, policy, clearing your chain of title (generally via a Title desk) , in-house escrow (for closings etc.) etc. and have their own in-house attorneys.Now, the set-up I speak about above has changed in some states but the services remain the same.In most cases, if you use a title company, you do not need an outside attorney for your real estate deal.

We provide complete turn-key services or can work piece meal on your projects. 

My wife and I are both a little nervous about chaining our house to some investment properties. 

* software or spreadsheets that will help track expenses - what do people suggest (I'm not a techy and don't have time to create something from scratch)* chain-of-custody on working with contractors i.e., paperwork, documentation, etc.* at what stage do we hook up with property management and aligning all that so we can rent out as soon as feasible after finishing the rehabs?  

Carrie, are you an independent broker or working through one of the major chains?

However, you have to watch out as many are beginners who just forward daisy chains and you never know who has the property under contract.

Hi AllGreat information chain.

I find those that present them are usually just broker daisy chains been there done that never do it again..