Plan on distinguishing myself from other builders by offering a better product.

Second, there are a number of factors that distinguish an independent contractor from an employee and paying for someones insurance would definitely not help your argument that they are an independent contractor. 

I am looking into finding deals with NOD which i don't know how to find and also I want to look into probates so these are my questionsHow do i find a list of people that are behind on their mortgage payments and also how to I distinguish when  I am looking at a probate list who inherited the real estate is it listed as "small estate affidavit"

Stephen, this is literally a copy/paste from an email I sent one of my partners recently about a duplex we were analyzing (which had 16,200 gross income):1500 - insurance  500 - landcaping & snow removal1620 - 10%management1620 - 10% of gross inc for repairs/maint3252 - $22.95 per 1000 in East Prov (142K assessment)  200 - electric  (common)  800 - water  800 - sewer  405 - 5%misc/turnover/screening/leadtests/etc.It was a quick email so I might have missed some items, but there are some #s for you.Also it's important to distinguish between "repairs when you buy it that you have to do to make it rentable" vs.

Watching these 3 distinguished gentlemen, who are all extremely bright, and with vision that most can't even comprehend.  

In general, what distinguishes a "primary residence" from an home purchased with the intent to flip?  

The only limitation is that it's hard/ impossible to look on past calanders as well as to distinguish between real occupancy and owner's blackout dates...

I am looking for ways to distinguish myself from traditional wholesalers that put the house under contract before they have a buyer lined up, and that beat the sellers price down to the bare minimum. 

Zillow's algorithm did a poor job distinguishing these less desirable homes and overpaid.

@Carlson Driver It's important to distinguish to what kind of taxes you're referring.