Dear Beneficiary,I wish to inform you that your compensation and settlement funds/payment total sum of $8.5 million dollars has been deposited in this bank by the United Nations and the Africa's Fund settlement Committee (AFSC), we have been instructed to release this funds to you as soon as possible and after our meeting today we have agreed to pay you via online bank transfer by opening an offshore account in your name in this bank, after that we will credit your total funds into your offshore account and send the login details to you.Get back to us as soon as possible for the offshore account opening form.Kind RegardsMr.

Mine were all cash so no appraisal was involved.

When I had slow years or was between corporate jobs I would transferred my regular IRA savings to Roth accounts.  

Also if you are using a LLC you should buy the property in the LLC and not transfer it at a later date. 

Don't forget your transfer tax which will be about $4,200. 

You can also transfer the final report visio completed if you are OK with the $17k value increase. 

The advantage to most of these is that they get the cash to you very quickly for free.

Should I involve an attorney ahead of time to check for liens, back taxes, or other encumbrances that might transfer with the property?

Also alarm the house and transfer the monitoring to the new owners when you sell.Lastly, MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE NEIGHBORS!

It will take some work; you'll need to plan ahead, structure things right, and make sure that it makes sense with your entire financial picture.The best move for families in this situation is to review the tax transcript early and work with a CPA and title professional who can confirm the lien’s status before listing or transferring the property.