Odds are you will get some of them back at some point and have to resell them.2) You might want to have your attorney review the lease to own contracts to make sure they are SAFE act compliant (unlikely).

Is there a Pro member who is willing to help me out to create an organic Bigger Pockets meetup near the Washington DC area?

A flip is a business, so it is subject to ordinary income tax.The IRS does not care if you buy a house, improve it and resell it or you buy bread, mustard and lunch meat and make sandwiches - to them it is the exact same business model.You can search the vast number of writings I've done on this subject on Bigger Pockets.I agree with your CPA in all aspects and here is why.Running it through an LLC:  If this project comes in at a loss, how is your investor going to prove out their share of a loss or report it? 

but it's a good meeting/organization so I attend most months.   

You'll need to do an Internal Rate of Return calculation for the entire term of the loan you are proposing, or until you resell the loan to another investor. 

last time I checked, arsenic-tainted soil doesn't make for an enticing organic garden. 

Is it tidy and organized ?

and how did the lender organize it?

Hi All ,I am doing some research on Trust Deed ( Performing Notes only ) and have found few providers through the reference from BP and also doing an organic search on the Internet.Have anyone used company Paper Assets Capital (PAC) to buy Trust Deed ( Performing Notes only)?

It's just easier to book that the entity purchased $X of paint as one expense.If you appreciate the details and like a high degree of organization, it's not at all difficult to keep impeccable records.