Consider meeting the material participation tests without drive and travel time.

Rul. 8429039, provided that a two-year holding period is sufficient to ensure treatment as a tax-free exchange (all other tests being met). 

., soil tests, and DOT have green-lighted a minor subdivision, with a major to follow, for a total of six parcels.

Then sign up for all of them and give them a test drive.

I was originally aiming for London but deciding to test the waters in Brantford since it's closer to home.

Following are some details about properties: Convenient Store with gas station, car wash, office building and bottle redemption Convenient Store with DELI, bottle redemption and one 3 bedroom apartmentI am ready to hold the note on both properties for appropriate buyer.Regards,Sam

I passed the test today. 

Hey all,I want to share with you a problem I encountered and a solution I came up with.I am using the MLS as one of the sources of my deals searching.While the MLS is great, it doesn't offer me as an investor any filtering options, or actually any other 'advanced' option rather than viewing the listings.So, in the past few weeks I've been working hard on a solution for my problem and I am happy to share that I have a first working test version! 

Property administration is a testing field.

At one property I own that's high traffic (with a bar across the street) it's a shame because anything decent gets swiped and I know if I provide my tenants with a picnic table the bar patrons will sit on the table and cause late-night disturbances (heck, they've left empty bottles on my tenants' front steps).