There had to be some evidence presented to make this happen.3 - What was the court date?

@Katey JansonIn most instances, what is said and what is written on a sign won't suffice as evidence of a contractual obligation.

However, after demo and planning stages, it was evident that our local trades (elec, plumbing, etc) were way beyond our budget, with little competition in our rural area. 

When he gives you in writing that his claim is over lost tools, you have enough evidence in my opinion to get the lien removed.

Investing across multiple assets provides evidence that you are acting in the capacity of a fund manager, which is completely legal if structured (and registered) correctly.

Only if you haven't kept your settlement agreement handy.One last tip from our panel of legal research experts who shall remain nameless...Even if you don't get clear language waiving your deficiency many times the settlement agreement shows that you owe $0 or a note in the amount of $0.With this documentation you have at least some evidence to support the argument that in your negotiations you bargained for a waiver of deficiency and were explicitly told by the lender during negotiations or perhaps at close that this was the meaning of the $0 or the note in the amount of $0.Good luck

I've seen no evidence the 50% rule of thumb doesn't apply to NYC or anywhere else and have seen evidence that it does apply everywhere.

And if one says "but the price of a home is so much".... well yeah, that's kind of the point and evidence isn't it???? 

You should meet with the PM immediately and terminate based on evidence that they did not fulfill their duty.

@Chris WilliamsGenerally speaking many investors will want to see that you're specializing in one area of real estate... they'll want you to show evidence of experience/a track record, with dollar amounts.... they'll want a timetable for when they'll be seeing returns and when they'll be getting their original investment money back.