Lease and other paperwork follows.

So, don't read much into the fact that the bank has not done X or Y paperwork yet, or have been mismanaging their assets . . . that't not unusual for them

Sssuming its the conventional loan, have them do what the lender asks (paperwork), during closing, they add you to the title. 

To make a long story short, he was taken advantage of in many ways and lost a substantial amount of land to the bank due to signing paperwork that he didn't have a thourough understaning of.

I've just completed paperwork to open a HELOC on our primary residence.

No more blizzards of paperwork, emotional buyers or after months of working to land a listing, suddenly finding out that the seller's second cousin's babysitter's boyfriend has a great aunt, who while barely able to walk, still has her real estate license and she's going to get the listing that I was working for.So while I'm no longer involved in residential real estate, I strongly recommend EXP for those looking for a first or new brokerage. 

1)Have your paper work in order (ie: Paystubs, Tax returns, Explanations, Verifications)2)Respond quick to requests for information3) Act quickly and make an offer when a deal comes along4) See added potential that is going unused. 5)Be financially prepared for heavy section 8 paperwork and hiccups Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

is there any other paperwork I would need?

The title company prepaid everything in FL send it over to me in Germany I took the paperwork to a German notary signed and send it back.For a german citizen, it's not easy to just sign at a US embassy.

If he hired an Architect to process the paperwork and male the permit run, that was His decision, and it took work off His plate which means He should be paying for it.