The buyers lender has asked for a Sworn Statment with a detailed list of all contractors and vendors including contract prices with balances and or paid in full amounts.They state their intentions are to make sure that no contractor can put a lein on the house after the sale.

If I go back on my word, if I decide that my signature means nothing, if I decide that I am too weak, ill prepared, too dishonest, then I will be rewarded with the full value of today’s lower market prices.

How about everyone donating the $10 NOW as a show of good intentions to help the BP instead of just being a drag.

When one considers that since the last G20 meeting in November, five of the twenty nations present have already announced intentions to raise import tariffs and restrict trade, then would it be any wonder if the unions pointed to these actions and demanded reciprocity?

I doubt this was your intent, but you can never be too careful.Your upside is you will generate a ton of interest.

Then ill go and check out the recently sold and selling homes around the area.

All, partnerships go in to business with good intentions, rarely does a business go as planned and at some time, one will feel they are getting the short end of the deal, so, it's best to keep things set up so that one partner can leave as cleanly as possible if necessary....so again, talk to your attorney.

I told him how involved it was and that if I owned the house I would want to know his intentions.

The main thing I am taking away from everybody so far is that the repairs I am doing now are not unreasonalble for future considerations (which relieves some anxiety) and that I need to consult with my electrician before doing any modifications to the systmen - regardless of good intentions!

I found a nice 3 family in an urban area that I decided to buy using a risky 80/20 loan with high interest rates with the intention of refinancing into a 30 year fixed the following year.