The settlement seems to be local to the one property, i went and walked around the property since its vacant and talked to one of the neighbors and he mentioned that it happened right after they had an insane amount of raining and the retaining pond behind the property rose to nearly within a foot of the house foundation before it carved a path in the ground around the property due to the road being of lower elevation vs the house.

That way you retain complete control of the project and he still gets that extra pay that you seem determined to give him through a JV agreement.

These appear to be fairly easy for guests to execute, and guests retain a full refund despite strict cancellation policies.

The man you need to talk to is:http://www.seattle-realestate-lawyer.com/Doug is AWESOME, reasonably priced (and doesn't require a retainer), and works with investors.  

Hey guys, I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to fund a new construction project with no capital and retain majority ownership?

This keeps my insurance premium low.This does of course require you to be disciplined with retaining strong cash reserves.

Common fees will include a set-up fee, leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

As an eviction attorney how hard is to evict a section 8 tenant if they retain an attorney. 

If any tenants have a disability, watch out for any accommodation requests that the previous owner might have ignored.3.Determine from your inspections and the rent records, which of these tenants do you want to retain?

I technically do not have to manage the property at all but they offered to have me shadow them to learn from this as well.we also discussed my getting an equity stake in the property ...say 60% and they retain 40% equity should there be a sale down the road or any HELOC or refi etc.also discussed were buy out terms should I want my initial cash out to move on etc.anyone ever have deals like this?