The flip income counts as ordinary income.If you have rentals here in Seattle, you need to make sure that flipping doesn't put you in a "dealer" status that affects your ability to 1031 or receive capital gain treatment on your rentals.

(b) A landlord or his agent may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant:(1) At any time in case of emergency-prospective changes in weather conditions which pose a likelihood of danger to the property may be considered an emergency;(2) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of providing regularly scheduled periodic services such as changing furnace and air-conditioning filters, providing termite, insect, or pest treatment, and the like, provided that the right to enter to provide regularly scheduled periodic services is conspicuously set forth in writing in the rental agreement and that prior to entering, the landlord announces his intent to enter to perform services; or(3) Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of providing services requested by the tenant and that prior to entering, the landlord announces his intent to enter to perform services.

There is currently a covered parking area which is an eye sore, as well as a junk collection point.

I had cancer a while back (treatable) but I had to get radiation which meant laying very still on a table and having them close a big door; the radiation techs were very understanding and would talk me through it and somehow I managed and after six weeks of daily treatment I barely had any panic. 

Each time it got better,, let it dry out between treatments and finally bought some OdorMedic.. gallon cost me 245.00, expensive, used in a garden sprayer and sprayed floors, and walls even with the kliz on them in garage,, and let it dry between uses, I used just about the entire gallon,,FINALLY smelled pretty normal,,, we insulated garage, sheetrock and did ceiling,, and painted,, finally started to smell OK....

For us, we just don't bother with trying to reach anyone until we own in case we need to take a hard stance on the treatment of the account.

Clean your roof, sell the eye sore, and move on to the next one big tymer...

So, IMHO, NOO loans shouldn't get any such treatment.

But assuming that it goes thru should we trust the government to tell us where to go for treatment?

I have never worked so hard in my life. ..I am beat. ..I wake up sore every single day.