As far as first steps are concerned I was planning to hire a Real Estate Attorney to make sure the project has been officially sanctioned with the City, just to cross my T's and dot my I's so to speak.  

Personally for me, most of the "How to become a successful retail real estate agent books" did not resonate well with me by authors like Darryl Davis and Dirk Zeller. 

We've never signed any official legal documents about sales commisions.

Ask around, ask real estate agents, real estate attorneys about local laws and policies as well and the Authorities having jurisdiction in your area.

Yes tax liens and applicable laws do very or can vary from state to state or even from county to county so I would consult local real estate attorneys or with local authorities to be sure you are well informed and know fully what you are getting yourself into.

I believe my insurance knowledge can be helpful to the BP community.I've been a member for quite sometime but this is my first official post.

The agents keep making a stink over our contract documents and try to get us to not use our documents and use their "official MLS ones" or "state friendly ones."

From the second I pressed "place order" to the time I passed my test and was officially registered spanned 13 days.

Hello BP,Long story short I have my first flip under contract. It's in a flood zone. I'm buying it cash, and I'm probably going to use a personal loan to fund the repairs. Anyway I would greatly appreciate it if you c...

Of course it's worth a few minutes to look on the county Official Records search for other mortgages/liens before driving out.