Getting the final county inspections, home inspections, appraiser, and title company to work with us during this time was challenging, but well worth the effort to continue to communicate and express our attention with how each individual would like to be a part of the transaction- what they would and would not do.It seems essential employees are still looking for modern renovations in this market.

I am looking for an attorney who can handle and negotiate business contracts and real estate finance and transaction contracts.

If you become an appraiser and all you're doing is determining values for regular sales transactions that won't add anything to help you with knowledge for a flipping business. 

That way, your AGI will be unchanged due to these transactions.

Your partner should start with his IRA custodian for basic guidance, but they will be limited to some basic transactional overview. 

How long does a typical transaction cycle take on a HUD owned property?

Maybe some liability risk avoidance but you can mitigate that with an umbrella policy (which you should have anyway).On the flip side, if this is in your personal name you can avoid capital gains taxes, get more favorable mortgage terms, and avoid the added transaction costs associated with the transfer.

We picked up a triplex here and the units are individually-deeded, however with transaction costs and time factored in, the seller (a retired lawyer) decided it would make more sense just to sell them to us together.

Was your 1031 exchange transaction affected by the Coronavirus? 

You should have separate bank account(s) for your LLC(s) and their transactions should be handled out of those accounts