Buyers should always do an inspection; it's a requirement in my private client firm. 

I have a friend who uses this to summarize legal proceedings for his business.

Hi Everyone, Currently, I have my flip business in Saint Louis.

Should you decide to do this full time and do more than 1 flip at a time, private lending and fix&flip loans will be the way to go.

Looking to buy Business around Portland metro below $300k.

It's not a magic bullet to solve all operational needs, but the process works very well when a remote team member at a lower labor rate fits into the needs of a scaling business.

If this is not something you're interested in delving into and learning to a high degree, then investing in publicly traded REITs would be another good option for you, which have historically returned about 13.5 per cent Per year over the past 50 years (1977-present), beating the US stock market by two per cent and even beating private real estate investing by 4 per cent (that's compared with the average real estate investor, not the experts here at Bigger Pockets).

Basically just putting a step in the middle of a disallowed transaction that is really only there with no actual profit/business/clean motive except tax avoidance...is not valid. 

Also, for those whose BUSINESS (as opposed to just investment) is STR, they can scale successfully while their experience and knowledge of the industry may allow them the opportunity to uncover and recognize those few opportunities that will provide a much higher than market risk adjusted ROI. 

.: Found mine while attending a real estate/small business tax conference.