@Gary P.I'm not a lawyer so I could be saying something very stupid here: but what gives California nexus over your business, so that you need to register it in CA?

Also for partnership and joint venture get a good lawyer with an iron clad agreement.

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On top of this the seller asked me to front the lawyer cost for probate fees.

Logistics on all:See a lawyer, open servicing account like http://notecollection.com/payment-optionsPayment goes to servicing account, then excess goes to you.

I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding is that if she has deferred adjudication, then she doesn't actually have a felony on her record - she has an arrest, but no conviction.

@Darlene Lyons I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that no matter what state your registered in the LLC offers the same level of asset protection in any of the other states.  

Purchasing a house without an agent can be likened to going to court without a lawyer in a way.

Whether that means working full time as a lawyer and owning a few units on the side or that means managing my property full time and servicing the legal needs of a select few clients on the weekends, I'm going to pursue both.

My lawyer knew the deal.