The remaining low-quality assets are retained by the FDIC and subsequently auctioned.

I want to do a cash out refinancing in month 13 and maximize what I can pull out for my next purchase.The problem is that I started a retaining wall for the parking lot and the city stopped my work and said I need a permit.  

In the case of a hypothecation, you still retain ownership of your notes.In this case, you might consider attending the American Association of Private Lenders conference in November.

If that's getting paid, you know two things:1) Owner is at least engaged enough to write a check to retain ownership of the property, and2) You now know a mail box that is checked at least a couple times a year.

Are they looking away, looking down, etc.There are certain body signals to deception where people will say the right things but their body language shows off their true intentions.Nothing is 100% safe but there are steps you can take to put things in your favor.

There are regional banks that hold notes and service, then sell servicing retained after the note is seasoned for compliance.

The total of this fund is about $120k.Moving it to a traditional IRA I would retain all $120k, but pay taxes on my withdraws, both principal and earnings, based on my tax bracket at the time I withdraw it after age 59.5.

In our instance it actually made more sense to start with a company due to the source of our seed funding (it came from the retained earnings in another company).The use of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in most provinces is restricted to groups of professionals (doctors, lawyers, accountants) carrying our their profession.  

I retain a very compentent CPA for his expertise who specializes in real estate and cooperate accounting.

This will be sort of a warning signal for me.Below is the list for Dec'17, and notice NONE were negative.TerryDecember 2017December/NovemberNovember/October1-YearMetropolitan AreaLevelChange (%)Change (%)Change (%)Atlanta140.520.3%0.1%5.4%Boston204.75-0.2%-0.1%5.5%Charlotte151.300.1%-0.3%5.9%Chicago138.53-0.6%-0.5%2.6%Cleveland117.34-0.3%-0.5%3.5%Dallas180.720.1%0.1%6.9%Denver203.930.6%0.3%7.4%Detroit117.510.0%-0.2%7.1%Las Vegas170.860.8%0.7%11.1%Los Angeles272.050.7%0.7%7.5%Miami227.96-0.1%0.2%3.6%Minneapolis162.92-0.4%-0.1%5.2%New York195.340.0%0.0%5.4%Phoenix173.820.2%-0.1%5.6%Portland223.290.2%0.0%6.8%San Diego246.290.2%-0.3%7.4%San Francisco252.510.5%1.4%9.2%Seattle232.500.6%0.2%12.7%Tampa203.080.3%1.0%6.2%Washington221.49-0.2%0.1%2.8%Composite-10218.410.2%0.3%6.0%Composite-20204.450.2%0.2%6.3%U.S.