Trades people and experienced construction lead person wanted for a project in Conyers, GA off Honey Creek (30-40 min from Atlanta).Must have experience with high end renovation and construction.Could be long term for the right candidate.Must have access to skilled trades I.e. tile, painting, stucco, decks, drywall.Also looking for Kitchen/Bath cabinet installation, Composite deck experience, exterior tongue/groove ceilings, Retaining Walls, Pool Construction.Please send info on your skills and experience.

But even so, the attorney cautioned against going to court since we will need to get expert witnesses to testify on top of spending $5k-$10k just to retain an attorney.

Pretty much everything else is on the hourly basis based on the retainer agreement we came up with.

Do I need a real estate lawyer on retainer?

Too many persons, including myself omit to break down in details every single paragraph when running the biz, who has the power of vote, number of shares, manager's salary, cash call if business needs more $$, signatures authorisation on the bank account, pay out of dividend, buy out of shares.... ) Make sure to retain a well versed real estate/ business attorney to guide you through this matter.

If so, maybe you just pay a small "retainer" fee to your friend or family member to take care of any issues that pop up in the meantime. 

This is taking place in Washington, DC which is a very powerful seller's market at present.A buyer who holds a contract to purchase an off-market property has allowed the contract to expire while the property was undergoing a court procedure to clear title.Informed early on that the contract had expired, the buyer declined to renew or extend the contract, but did direct the title company to retain the escrow payment ($5000).

It is quite possible that the bank is allowed to retain the money and you are not entitled to any interest.

I would be totally for hitting those numbers you discussed above because you would be getting back your investment in roughly 22 months while retaining the home and future cash flow!

Even if they did find out, your attorney could probably send them a letter stating you still retain 100% interest in the property, etc., etc., and that should chill them out.2.