Will be relevant to the recognization gain/loss later on. 

Well done.You've been a real asset to the community and I'm glad people recognize you for it!

If you can recognize and capitalize on the hidden opportunities in title issues then you will have one more competitive advantage.

I don't think that will happen, but I recognize the possibility.

Or, if you had 10k passive loss year 1, and 7k passive gain year 2, you could deduct 3k loss from earned income year 1, and year 2 would be a wash.There are other ways to create unlimited passive losses against ordinary income, however you need to be a real estate professional (as described and recognized by the IRS) which means you have to meet two requirements: 1. you spend 750 hours per year minimum on your real estate business, and 2.

I recognize I would run the campaign multiple times, but just for simplicity, one mailing, what would it cost me per mail piece (or for 500 names?

Andrew,From what I understand, Chattel Appraisals do not include a site visit and are not recognized by the IRS.

If you are doing fix and flips you have to be careful because when you buy the property the value is X and by the time you fix it up and try to sell it the value is X - Y because of the foreclosures are used as comps.Here in Jacksonville, FL, our property appraiser does not recognize foreclosed sales, because the two parties did not get together to create a sale.

Recognize this and do it anyway.Take Nike's Advice..........JUST DO IT!

Most of my time right now is spent studying how to recognize opportunities and analyze deals.