There was a case where a small used car dealer started selling cars from a strip of land between the road and a railroad track. 

@Jim Johnson   MH manufacture's floor inventory for their dealers in parks..

I am also aware of that 2 year window where they don't count my rental income in my debt to income ratio until two years from when I started claiming rental income.I've made 50k 70k and 63k in the last three years, I am in a tipped industry (poker dealer) but all of my income is claimed.

My instinct told me that this guy was tweaking/jonesing and needed to sell the ladder for cash for drugs.

(Brandon Turner nice "thug lean" in the family pic) ;) Chris, if you can deal with helping people wean off drugs and all that goes with that, you will translate that compassion and understanding into working with distressed sellers/renters.

BUT I like to sit down and have a beer with them and counsel them and explain why it is better for THEM if they move out, I tell them ïf they get out in X (3 for one who was doing drugs and 7 for the one not paying rent) amount of days I will forgive them of the debt and we can all still be friends...

I lost money for several years and eventually donated the building to the church next door to convert to a halfway house to help former drug addicts get the help they need to recover.I would like to eventually own some apartments as a long term investment.Seeking to network with successful real estate investors and eventually reach my real estate goals by helping people rather than taking advantage of them.

I can tell you dealers are not going to give you sales data, not around here.See an attorney.

Failed used cars dealers????

While there are exemptions, looks like those in the business of selling with SF are not, being dealers and included are contractors.