You can check your local county appraiser and clerk recorder's site for the info on the status of the property, and whether there are other liens attached to the property.  

Can't hurt to call the LARA office in Lansing to confirm.From the sites: "Failure to file the annual statement will result in the company no longer being in good standing after two years..." http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-61343_35413_35429-118513--,00.html"NOTE: If an LLC is currently not in good standing status, in order to file a dissolution form, the LLC must first restore good standing."

With access to more than 100 properties and in an entrepreneurship training program I was directed to do research and every time I was guided to BiggerPockets and was impressed with all the information and how free and engaging everyone was so I decided to join and am looking at the Pro status  I love what I do and have loved it since training with the union as one of the first women to be accepted into the Chicago Chapter of the Painters and Decorators Union.  

Agents will not do any homework like look at the public records or check the permit status, but they want to be paid as if they did more than open the front door. 

@Pete AckersWelcome to the vibrant BP community, where you will find like minded individuals committed to REI and also helping others succeed.Since your interest lies in flips, I added the below links for your review.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/ (step by step guide to flips)Your time on this social media site will be well spent.You have taken the 1st step by announcing your readiness and commitment to embark on a REI career.Whether you pursue, wholesale, rehab & fIip or buy and hold it's up to you to decide.The bottom line is that you must take action to start.

My first of three questions is,1) Recommendations for an attorney in the Austin area that's familiar with the multifamily industry and filing for and can recommend the best avenue for corporate status.2) Should I form two dba's under one corporation?

That said, if you have the "disregard if... " on your future mailings, then the awkwardness part is moot because when you ask, with the intent of receiving confirming the status, and they acknowledge that it is, then you can simply apologize for the misunderstanding, gently point out that your mailing had a note about listed properties and so having received the call, you naturally assumed that the property was not listed.  

Yes, here in Indiana, one can start advertising immediately upon the accepted contract since you will have equitable control via the earnest money and signed contract.The HUD training's I've attended even encourage this and are okay with it, social media is fine - as long as there is NO yard sign or other signs placed on the property [you can place them near the property and point buyers to it with the address written on the sign...

YMMV in other locations & with other sources of joint income.In 2014, when I turned 62, I began to draw social security.

Regardless of our tech world, real estate is a social business, especially when you're dealing in your community.