All my peers and clients who previously bought tax sale properties moved away from the strategy a number of years ago so I don't have any recent experiences to go off of,  but wouldn't be surprised if the lead time is longer this time of year due to the holidays. 

I've taken on three clients with this issue this past year and all three tenants took the money and left within the month.

If you want to avoid partnerships, bring them as lending partners vs equity partners.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

They already have my records from the previous year(s), I’ve been a client for 20+ years, and I provide pretty detailed reports per property.

The successful brokers in this space often have analysists who are researching the market for listings, prospective clients etc.

As a mortgage broker, I shop my clients' loan to get them the best possible loan and the least fees while helping them to reach their investment goals.

I had a 1031 client who sold an apartment complex in Iowa and purchased five houses with me in Austin to use as short term and long term rentals.

She had a client who picked up a leasehold interest in a shopping complex on land owned by the city.

The property management LLC's are the latest gimmick these alarmists use to drive up their revenues at their clients expense.

While I don’t suggest that the smaller type investor purchase and utilize “exotic” vehicles like foreign asset protection trusts, family limited partnerships with outside controls, or Byzantine or convoluted maze of ownership entities, the more simple strategies of using Series LLCs, self directed retirement plans, and paying off their home mortgage to the extent of the Federal BK homestead exemptions can insure that a plaintiff attorney never even considers going after them.