We are a pure real estate developer and development advisory company, in business for over 17 years, having developed over 1,600 units of housing and mixed use projects in the western US valued at over $900M of development value. 

This is not a situation I've been in, so I'm speaking purely hypothetically and not from experience.

By not motorizing the extension and retraction of the deadbolt, battery life is much longer and you do not need to worry about the deadbolt sticking if the door and jamb are a little out of alignment as the building shifts with the seasons.We've had some of these locks in-place for 5+ years.

Purely anecdotal, but we are purchasing a home from family with seller financing.

Bitcoin is a new emerging investment vehicle which at this time is running on pure speculation.

Or were they pure scammers, always intending to "legally" squat there until the system finally catches up with them?

@Donceletta Bellamy Are you looking to rehab pure commercial properties or just purchase and hold? 

So far I have been told by the fire investigators that it looks purely accidental and it was an electrical fire behind sheet rock.Meanwhile, I have one set of the tenants that is extremely unhappy (understandably so!)

Be very careful when you are trying to structure things purely for tax avoidance.If you add your son to the title, you made a taxable gift to him. 

Some with extra features may require batteries.