Fortunately because of the recent events of the world it appears that many long time owners are starting to consider to sell!

@Abby Vohra there are many Facebook groups for expat relocating to Portugal that offer help in immigration, real estate and tax.Many of the ones I am a member of are British or American, but the American relocation rules are the same for you.I run one of these groups for social events in the Coimbra region.

In many states around the country, such as New York, the specification of any force majeure event necessarily precludes other force majeure events from being included within the definition.

As you already know, Scottsdale is a magnet for people coming to major sports events, including the Phoenix Open and Major League Baseball Spring Training, car lovers coming to Barrett Jackson (and other auctions happening this week) and people coming from Canada and across the U.S. to escape the cold.While there is likely to be some form of local governmental policy change, that shouldn’t scare you away.

And finally Lender D said I can close with my name and transfer to an LLC, but this may trigger a taxable event, the bank may call the loan (like Lender B said), or an increase in the rate from residential rates to commercial rates may take place or may not even allow the title transfer to an LLC.

I’m connected with you on LinkedIn though, so I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for future events you’ll be attending.

Plan for the worst events - cost overruns, time delays, disappearing contractors. 

If their bad credit is due to life events mostly beyond their control, they will sacrifice and find a way to pay the additional money upfront to change their circumstances. 

The Meetup in Norwalk happens thurs 1/16 at Peaches Restaurant in Norwalk CT at 7pm (https://www.meetup.com/Real-Estate-Networking-Event-R-E-N-E/)The second meetup is held at Geronimo's Restaurant in Fairfield CT.

But you shift the bulk of your cash into the non-taxable event of a refi away from the taxable event of proceeds from a sale.