If I decide later to start a construction business (actively building and selling new spec houses), assuming this is taxed as ordinary income with social security, etc and treating the homes as inventory - if you build a house, then sell it, then spend that money building a second one, but don't sell it until the next year, then sell it, then build another, can you effectively push off the taxes as you are rolling the sale proceeds into new inventory costs / construction costs? 

You are pushing the ad upon someone (push marketing), so if that ad is not appealing to them they will continue about their day.

the reason for this idea is that the agent usually very pushing, kind of want to do some research and even want to do it by myself.

get an agent to provide this its updated by the minute on the MLS systems.. simple push of the computer buttons.. or keyboard as it were.

Was he upfront with the crimes?     

My thoughts would be pushing bathroom to end wall, close door from mudroom to kitchen, have hallway between bathroom and mudroom to enter house from mudroom (basically the current powder room becomes hallway).

I include in the depart instructions to have the used linens washed and at least put in the dryer prior to departure.

So even if it is a wash for now, it will make your cashflow grow that much more later.

But I'm pushing forward with trying to get titles.

Not because of a poor work ethic or the need for someone to push me along.