I am a firm believer that there is nothing new under the sun so just looking for what works.

At any rate, the HOA is not in place to be a PR firm for the development.

I understand enough to help clients solve problems and understand the bigger picture of issues, but only with a considerable amount of input from various specialists.We retain three different regulatory law firms on top of our own staff for the same reasons.

I would first go to a an estate planning firm that is talented in federal estate taxation.

hi Chris, would you mind sharing the CPA firm that was recommended to you? 

Be curious about your firms' success in these realms.

You also need to review the wording of the present contracts/leases as they may have a clause designed to thwart just such a move.Since I am in no way qualified to offer you legal advise, particularly in your jurisdiction on the left coast of another country, I would advise you check with your attorney on this matter before you complete your diligence and go firm on the deal.We have a condition in our agreements of purchase and sale whereby any contract/lease entered into by the Vendor once we have entered diligence (i.e. have an accepted offer), must be vetted and accepted by us before it can be signed.

Of course you should also get input about the firm you are considering from the BP community as well.I work with a lot of out of State investors and I see them constantly overlook great areas due to some 3rd party crime data.  

I switched jobs and now work as a financial analyst at a commercial real estate brokerage firm for an agent and love what i do which is mostly analyzing retail and net leased properties.  

Since you cannot proceed to evict or market (effectively) without confirming title, you're disadvantaged by the response (or lack of) by the foreclosure firm.