Hello everyone,I have had an opportunity come up to invest in 3 development projects here in Los Angeles and wanted to see if anyone has a recommendation for a lawyer or investment professional who would be able to review the documents and give me feedback on the offer.  

So look on your closing documents it should be clear.I turned over security deposits as a credit on closing and then he had to set those funds aside. but that was not considered income. 

Some of these lenders will even do 30 year fixed but the interest rates they quote are like 7-8% with points/fees plus they have documentation, reporting, reserve, and pre-payment requirements that can be prohibitive.

READ THE HOA Documents... chances are some of the rules are NOT enforceable and if they are not consistently applied, you could challenge.  

There will be a separate document at closing that you'll sign which provides  the personal guarantee. 

This link shows examples of some common situations involving VA guaranteed loans.http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/documents/doc...

Their solution was for me to only sign the mortgage and not the title (and thus bypass the need for her to sign any documentation). 

Ok sounds simple enough get authorization from seller to check mortgage , is this authorization permission added to your contract or is it a seperate document in itself from the specific lender that was used?

Is it on the county website or is it on a document somewhere from closing?

Which you will send, with whatever documentation required, to your insurance.