Gabriel,Some useful info in your post.To others,Be careful to separate TIC investing when TIC used as a marketing label vs. the legal details related holding a title as tenants in common (the original TIC definition).Understand that the initial question implies but does not state that the person is thinking of having their parents sign over there interest and then doing a 1031 on the full property value.

@Scott Trench, don't get me wrong, I know there are many syndicators, both those that I would label as "good" and those that I would label as "bad", in a tough spot.  

At this point I am not aware of the total saving I can retain by labeling the majority of the profits as dividends, and a fair/modest amount as income.

Flippers are dealers as they are selling seen as selling off "inventory".All the aspects are very judgmental but I know the IRS always prefers to label everyone as a dealer.

I realize that someone could use both at different times, and it's dependent upon the listing price and condition of the house...but of these two, which do you use more often:1) Start with your lowest offer (maybe labeling it as highest and best), and then just move on if the bank doesn't respond, or counters too high (or submit the offer again in a month if the house is still on the market).2) Start with an offer at or close to the listing price and then submit a bunch of estimates and inspection reports in the hopes that the bank will come way down during the inspection period.I have only been using Method 1 so far, because I don't want to waste money on an inspection if the bank won't negotiate later.

Commercial mortgages labeled as “non-accrual†more than doubled in the second quarter from a year earlier, to $27.76 billion, according to Real Estate Econometrics.

So if you've already rejected her and labeled her as crazy, why worry about a showing?  

Be careful of your screening practices "hooligan" is not a protected class but the people you label as hooligans may be.  

Ignoring the nuances (that I know we both well understand), does that label terminology resonate with you?

My old lender got bought out and the new lender paid property taxes for one property that they weren't escrow ingredients for.