:)Yes, Bill Gulley is hitting that nail right on the head; computer software these days can alter the document so well that you would have a hard time distinguishing a falsification.

Labels, titles, descriptions, etc are used to distinguish one group from another.  

Most delinquent taxes are mailed to so if you are interested in one property you can distinguish yourself by being unique and not a normal yellow letter.

On the other hand, well-done desert architecture, landscaping, and vibrant colors are awesome, and frankly a very easy way to distinguish yourself from the million or so "meh" properties around the valley.  

Little did I know, that a day or two later word got out and some shady criminal investor who heard about the deal went around my back (and my contract) and got the seller to sign a contract and closed within three days before I even knew a thing.Granted there are many ways to help protect oneself from thieves/criminals like this guy - maintaining a good relationship with the seller, affidavit of memorandum, only shooting out your deals to trustworthy buyers, closing on the deal before your wholesale it, and so forth.

You'll need to distinguish between what deductions affect your qualification and which are irrelevant.- full disclosure: I do work as a loan officer day to day

The general public though can have a hard time distinguishing between a good agent and a bad agent.

Usually, the title just distinguishes the type of probate (with will, without a will). 

Hi everyone,I have a question specifically about claiming expenses (tax deductions) on "major" renovations/repairs for rental properties, specifically in Canada (but perhaps US has a similar system).As far as I'm aware, in Canada at least, renovations can either be considered as current expenses (ie: tax deductions on your yearly rental income) or capital expenses (ie: tax deductions that are applied only upon the sale of the property).I am using the following link to distinguish between these two types of renovations. https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/rental-income/current-expenses-capital-expenses.htmlI plan to perform two major renovations on my rental income property this year (brick wall repair and roof repair).

Anyone can analyze an obvious home run, the tricky thing is distinguishing which ones you will regret and when not to jump in (which is really hard, at times my husband has had to talk me out of a property I wanted that I realized in retrospect could have gone badly!).