As for privacy concerns, changing the name and being mindful of future registrations or public filings can help minimize the "breadcrumb trail."

Anything related to tax deeds deals with paying back taxes, potentially involves bidding against other investors, and had some delays in acquiring clear title to the property.  

Thus, as I am at this point a ‘hobbyist’ and not a professional I presumed I would simply report whatever minimal profit or loss realized on this first joint flip project as pass through income.

Then after you close apply for delayed financing which cashes you out of the purchase and includes escrowed rehab funds for the fix.  

Minus the Covid-driven court closures and delays in 2020, we never had any issues with the process.

There was an issue with probate that needed to be resolved, which caused a significant delay.

Those may help craft a plan for how to minimize the pain. 

Properly scheduling inspections for HVAC systems, water heaters, septic.. etc, is vital to minimizing emergencies.

Miss one, and you might just find yourself drowning in delays or worse and kissing that sweet deal goodbye.Another checkpoint on our journey: third-party inspections.

This gives you experience as a landlord and minimizes housing costs while building equity.