then forget it.unless you KNOW or have a VERY good idea of THE NUMBERS AND THE MARKET, do not under any circumstances get involved in a highly leveraged situation, especially when it's putting your private assets on the line.getting involved in a negative equity loan and all those options to pay this or that is just another way for SOMEONE ELSE TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF YOU.the questions you should ask YOURSELF is:do i HAVE to do this?

A modification typically involves a formal agreement whereby the arrearage or portion thereof is added to the unpaid principal balance.

I agree with John and Nate here.Forming an entity before you've done anything will only complicate your life and may be a big waste of money for you.Get involved, do some deals, and then down the road after you've made some money then you can look at incorporating.

I couldn't even see why I would get my lawyer involved (on the watch) before an offer was even accepted, which by the way is the 1st offer.

The IRS assumes that interest is involved, they called that imputed interest.

A bank can make an internal decision to prevent all deals involving an assignment.

Hence if you find a good RE attorney who works on the tax aspects of complex commercial deals they will either offer estate planning services or have someone in their office that handles the tasks.

I have been involved in investing for roughly 5 years.

Usually, the lawyer/title company gets involved later in the process, after the purchase contract has been agreed upon.Jon

I agree with you that you need to have tax attorneys involved in the QI you use.