And a reasonable amount of selling is fine as well, as long as it's clear through the pattern of activity that you are primarily a buy & hold investor and not an active trader of notes.

Hello Paul, this post is older but I would say that who so ever bought bitcoins at that time became very lucky, I m a professional bitcoin trader and I would say that it is the easiest way to generate profit, you just need to use your while sale and purchase.

Flipping reminds me of a day trader vs a buy and hold reminds me of long term investor who indexes the entire stock market.I guess it really boils down to what do you enjoy doing?

Oh well, for $5, I tried.May also find some reasonable tasting wines at Trader Joe's at or below your price point.

For the past 6 years I've been an equities prop trader, first in Chicago, then in Birmingham, Alabama.I've been interested in real estate for a long time, and read a lot of books about it.

For an exchange to be valid, exchangers need to trade real property (title / deed) for real property (title / deed).  

Yes, there is a large number of investors, wheelers, dealers, and traders who descend on every available home like seagulls at a landfill.

(Only tax is if you are a property trader)Chris Bridgeman

@Elwin Van Wees we call them finders or traders typically in NZ.

I think Lincoln Village in Stockton is a great area to invest in, I tried to purchase a property close to Trader Joe's but our numbers were too far apart.