The length of time is only part of what an auditor would look at when they are trying to determine your intent. 

If it does, you could always do a people search or contact your county auditor or city development program for more information!

@Robert Lacey we use the county auditor's website that you can search by zip code.

15 units for nothing, the land is alone $51k worth (auditor).

Oh and for audit purposes most auditors will accept 50-80% of your cell bill as an expense unless you can justify on a bill by bill basis that your percentage of business use is higher.

Then, when you do your books, or get audited it is much easier for your accountant and auditor to do the books and audits because they won't have to ponder over and sift through your personal accounting.It may cost a little more to have personal and business accounting and taxes, but one the most-critical reasons by businesses have been successful is because we have super simple and super accurate bookkeeping systems.

From originally searching for a row home in Baltimore and contemplating rehabbing to 5 months later purchasing a new townhouse in suburbs of Howard County.After graduating from the Robert Smith Business School at the University of Maryland, College Park with dual degrees in Accounting and Information Systems I began working at PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor.

Hi Jake, I would suggest calling the auditor's office of the county where you will be purchasing.

I have been an Internal Auditor for an international manufacturing corporation for the last two years.  

If the lot purchase didn't go through MLS, it'll still be public record on the Auditor site.