Thus by the commonly understood sense of the word you cannot steal title to my property by forging my signature on a deed and I won't hold my breath waiting for someone to come up with a convincing rebuttal.I don't consider myself hung up on terminology but I do, not to be trite, strive to say what I mean and mean what I say.My opinion on the possibility and effect of home title theft, deed theft or whatever you choose to call is based on experience and not internet stories. 

@Frank Mancuso   it is common for investors to feel like they missed the boat.

Could you finance in you and your partners names as tenants in common and then quit claim deed to your LLC after closing?

I believe the "duty to mitigate damages" came from the common law and has later been opined and upheld in numerous Supreme Court cases.  

New listings have continued to hit the market, bucking seasonality trends commonly seen in the fall, a time when listing and sales activity typically slows as children return to school.

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.

@Francisco Milan - The only utilities I pay for is water (and common electricity) since I own old multi-families and its hard to separately meter it.

I’m sure your lease specifically says security deposit can not be used for last months ent as almost all leases ha for at least 10 years when it became a common practice. 

$2k seems like a common number people usually jump for.

If the partners can be considered active, then you can form a JV structure, and a securities attorney will be able to help you understand the threshold of involvement they must have to considered active.Now, on to what is equitable: I would say most common structure is a pref plus carried interest structure.