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When you buy investment property with partners, it's best to draw up a partnership agreement which clearly describes everyone's responsibilities. A partnership agreement will describe what each of you is bringing to the table, and lay out the financial workings of the relationship, including what expenses each of you are responsible for, and what share of the equity each of you will be entitled to in case the partnership doesn't work out. Look here for more information about partnership agreements.

**8000 Tax Credit First Time Home Buyer Rules For Buying With A Partner** Can you qualify for the 8000 tax credit for first time home buyers if you are buying a house with a partner? if you're not married you can probably still claim the first time home buyer tax credit on your tax return, even if your partner doesn't qualify for the first time home buyer tax credit. Ask a tax professional for help to make sure you maximize the benefits of the 8000 tax credit for first time home buyers. Also, when buying with a partner, it's usually for the best to draw up a partnership agreement about how the home will be purchased.

Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce rehashes the How to Profit from Foreclosure event in Atlanta yesterday, and gives tips from the experts like how to build your investing team and make sure your team can work well together. If you missed the event, visit the [Think Glink Store](http://thinkglinkstore.com/) for the eBooks the the best advice from the experts and the podcast of the full event. Ilyce also took questions from callers and gave advice to a recent widow who is wondering how to sell her home as a FSBO. Another caller wants to know how to set up a partnership agreement between unmarried partners, and another caller wonders how the $8,000 tax credit will affect her decision to move back into her rental property.

Only Sign Quit Claim Deed When You Are Sure Your Name Is Removed From Mortgage We frequently write articles about quit claim deeds and removing names from mortgages. The important thing for people to understand is that the ownership of a piece of property, a home, or any piece of real estate is independent from the debt obligations people have. That is to say, if you own a home, you can own it one way and if you take out a loan with a bank, the debt is an independent obligation from the manner in which title is held to a piece of property. If you get rid of the home using a quit claim deed, you don't get rid of the other obligation to the bank. The obligation stays with you. The mortgage debt to the bank is an independent contractual obligation that is personal to the person that signed the mortgage loan. This reader broke up with her fiance within days of their wedding. They bought a home together and now she wants to remove her name from the mortgage. One option is a short sale to get rid of the property and get her name off the mortgage.

The homebuying process is full of surprises. Some homebuyers will find out that a home they are looking to buy has title defects, construction defects or, as in the case of this reader, the home to be purchased belongs to a homeowner's association. When a buyer is faced with these surprises, the buyer may see if a cancellation of the contract is possible. In some cases cancelling the contract is specifically permitted under the contract but in other cases the attempt to cancel the contract may lead to litigation.

When you apply for a mortgage you allow the mortgage lender to access your credit history and other financial data. But how long can a mortgage lender pull these records? In many cases, a mortgage lender may access your credit history indefinitely in order to screen you as a customer for other products. Screening customers using their credit histories is similar to what credit card companies do. Can you put a time limit on how long a mortgage lender can access your credit history or other financial data?

When you buy a home from a bank through a foreclosure process some details may be missed. While you may hope that the title company would find documents related to easements, if the previous owner had a private agreement with his neighbor that may come to light later on. What can you do if you discover an easement after a home purchase? How should you handle such a situation and should you hire a real estate lawyer?

Condominium developments usually have a homeowners association or condominium board. To be a member of a homeowners association or condominium board you usually have to be a property owner. What if you sign away your property ownership rights with a quit claim deed? Can you still sit on the condominium board?

When you're buying a home with a partner but you're not married you may be concerned about protecting each of your interests in the property. A partnership agreement drawn up by a knowledgeable estate planning attorney can help. The partnership agreement will spell out who gets what in terms of estate planning in case one partner dies before the other.

When you get divorced your divorce settlement should outline who gets what property and how it's divided up. Property issues that can be resolved in a divorce settlement can include rental property or primary residence issues. If you and your ex-spouse own rental property together and one of you wants to sell, you must both agree or one of you must take on responsibility for the property on your own. If the divorce settlement didn't clearly decide who owns the rental property and an exit-plan for it, you may need to involve lawyers.