Quote from @Griffin Malcolm: Open an LLC and apply for a small business line of credit from Key Bank.

All contractors (no matter the trade) are businesses, and should be run as such.

There is no real reason to use illegals, there's just no real benefit to it and a lot of downside.

Hey @Preet Oberoi, so a tiny home like you are describing isn't real estate but more of an RV.I would get with a CPA like others have said to get the skinny on the deductions.

Too many rentals, too much deferred maintenance, no real budgets, not enough money in reserves.You can still get CapEx in condos....these are called "special assessments" .

I share tons of free tips on my instagram @ericaoohdesigns and you can also check out my Bigger Pockets podcast episode (933: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-933) where I share my exact "Designing for Dollars" formula.

House hacking is the BEST way to get into real estate investing and that's how I personally got started as well too.

Back when I started selling foreclosures, the REO (real estate owned) inventory was crazy high.

If you are able to actively use the funds I would say start a real estate marketing company with it. 

Quote from @Aj Green: Quote from @Gregory Wilson: The real issue is how much of a deposit do you have to try to get back from them.Sure, your contingency might work but I assume you gave the deposit to the seller.