The bank just doesn't want to pay the money to turn on and then de-winterize and re-winterize the property.

I'm kind of in a holding pattern now, as I have a piece of land that I bought for the wrong reasons a few years back, and I'm de-prioritizing it as a vacation spot and trying to get the cash to invest on my 3rd property with.

There is NO de minis in federal law and the feds were specific about that in their Final Rule on the SAFE Act.Moving past the SAFE Act, there are a host of federal compliance issues that people have ignored in the past that just can't be ignored anymore without significant risk, and some relatively new ones that can be very dangerous to ignore.

some flips, I do nothing, except maybe de-trash, leaving the heavy work for the buyer.

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Spent thousands of dollars de-catting and de-dogging properties.

With us both having hectic careers, it has seemed to be the best way to enter the field.A friend, Oscar Perez, recommended the site and I am finally de-lurking.I am currently devouring all the podcasts and getting a great deal out of them.Our long term goal is to be economically supported by our real estate investments and see about having me transition to becoming a real estate professional.

Before you move forward, I suggest you read "real estate riches" by dolf de Roos @ dolfderoos.com.

You mentioned in your January post that you were eligible for $1500 per unit credit since you hired someone out to do the de-leading.  

Have done some reading about Delaware and Deltona, FL great retirement areas with low taxes.