We were so close to closing I had no choice to sign and pay, but is this normal? 

.), scrubbing the public records for notice of defaults (a list you have to manually do as our county doesn't have the records online), bandit signs (but 3 wholesale players have entered our market and take down every sign we put up), door knocking (Which takes up too much time).

Direct mail, Bandit signs, social media; which have you had a better response with?

Because is a clear sign of neglect. 

I have the same question. has anyone signed up to his Lien program?

Although in my opinion, bandit signs are a much faster approach in regards to finding motivated sellers and/or cash buyers.

Does that incur capital gain taxes for me personally when he intends to have his name off when turning a construction loan into a conventional loan and then replace to someone else and my name on a conventional loan?

Otherwise you can always talk to investors and call for rent signs, to me doing that just feels more accurate since you're getting it from the source (or one of the sources).Best of luck,JTM

I'm not fond of yellow letters , but I do want to make some bandit  signs.

So I cannot get a conventional loan without water being turned on.