I would not suggest paying anyone without a Bar card to draft or file any land or court documents in Texas.

My husband and I landlord in Longview, you might want to listen to podcast #79, back when they had a lower bar for interviewees, ha ha.I not as rosy about Longview improving in the coming years as Bob is, but it has been a great place to raise our kids and start our rental investing.

Check with the Bar association leaving names out but inquiring about the Bar Rules on conflict of interest.

Although I do not serve your region, there are plenty of other attorneys that do.Referrals are a great route to take, but if you want other options you can contact the Virginia State Bar Lawyer Referral Service.

I just found out I passed the TN bar Friday, but I'm waiting for some final boxes to be checked before I get my official license to practice.  

It is free, the room is in the back and the only thing asked is to buy something from the restaurant/bar.

you should know whether you are going to sell or hold the property (barring something catastrophic happening) before you pull permits

This is either a really pathetic owner that has absolutely no business scenes or it is slum housing with very high turnover.I would either pass on the property or buy it and put and end to that practice immediately.

There is a new micro brew, new bar/ restaurant and a couple new restaurants that have opened up recently on or just off High Street.  

No one REI friendly sets the bar so high that it's not possible for normal humans to achieve, but it's an easy way for a lender or bank that is not REI friendly to say "I/we am/are not REI friendly and I/we do not want your business" without violating the Equal Credit Opportunity Act or anything else (you just have to apply the same impossibly high standard equally... to everyone).I'm only sort of making a joke here.