If yes, please reconcile this excerpt from Treas Reg §1.1241-1(b) with your assertion taking into consideration OP's fact pattern:The term "cancellation" of a lease or a distributor's agreement, as used in section 1241, means a termination of all the contractual rights of a lessee or distributor with respect to particular premises or a particular distributorship, other than by the expiration of the lease or agreement in accordance with its terms.

or there was an audit, your lender would pull out your written claim that he or she made the loan relying on your up-front assertion that you were buying a rental, which is clearly business purpose.

Was interested to see if your assertion that CA buyers are more likely to 'park' money into properties held up against the relevant data.  

More partners means more people to disagree and try to assert control over the situation.

Its as WAG  he has another post with a meet up to show people how not to be a 95% er   That was my guess, just wanted to give the OP a chance to defend the assertion.

Never rent without a substantial security deposit, a good lease agreement, and assertive management practices.

I am not interested in investing Cleveland as much as the posters original statement/assertion about hostility towards investors via city policy and then your comment, that so passionately defended these policies, got my attention.

I am not in Los Angles but what I can say is a good property insepctor will not be afraid to deliver bad news in a polite and assertive way! 

If you're not already, be assertive and confident in your speech (practice, affirmations, etc...).

This is really just lack of assertiveness.