Brianna:Banks will try to muscle you into submitting your taxes along with your mortgage payments - here they'll also try to sell you {life/disability} insurance to cover the mortgage in the event you are hit by a bus - however, they cannot force you to pay your taxes through them.

This is an estate planning measure to reduce taxes and facilitate an easy property transfer in the event of a death.Also, on REO properties, 99.9% of banks will not accept offers on these properties until they are listed with a real estate agent.

Might also be an in, to do some networking (that is get you in the door at events where other consultants are not invited because it's for licensees only).

Thanks for the heads up Shaun about the local events.

Why settle for anemic single digit cap rates when you can easily have hassle free double digit returns.

We do marketing and promotions for nightclubs and private events.

We have Snohomish County meetup if your ever interested : http://www.meetup.com/SnoCo-Connected-Real-Estate-Investors/events/138912582/

Also the #46 on the prelim exclusion saying : """any invalidity or defect in the title of the vestees in the event that the trust refereed to herein is invalid or fails to grant sufficient powers to the trustee(s) or i the even there is a lack of compliance with the terms and provisions of the trust instrument.

I have been a homeowner for years now, however recent events has forced my family to mive to a duplex.

It cost us 5 digits to walk away but got out by the skin of our teeth.Lesson: Run your deals at YOUR pace and NOT your agent's.