As to the "IF" in that last statement - check out this thread on Norada Capital where they basically said, "Yeah, things are going so poorly that you aren't getting your money back any time soon" (very paraphrased):https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/960/topics/1196567-nora...I'm a "own the property yourself" guy.  

In most cases, neither is warranted.Warning: I am not an attorney, and this can be a complicated topic.

I found out after reading an article in email from BP and then googled to find this thread.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1162486-spark... 

although that is a little off topic for this discussion. 

In most cases, neither is warranted.Warning: I am not an attorney, and this can be a complicated topic.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Here is a link:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/552/topics/54...Looking forward to meeting everybody...

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

We network, have round table discussions, as well as provide small presentations on various topics. 

Some examples https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/676480-privat...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/1056629-priva...