Its not an issue for me right now, so I've not tried to figure out the details.I have heard one guru claim you could avoid SET and dealer status even if you were doing quick flips if your INTENT was to hold long term.

I like that I don't have to deal with renters, my money is liquid, and when something goes south, I don't have to run off crack dealers.

Hey Dave,One thing that is happening alot in my area (at least the worst neighborhoods) is thieves breaking into vacant foreclosed houses and stealing the copper pipes, and selling it by the pound to scrap dealers.

Hello everyone,My name is Tony and I recently quit my job as a poker dealer to pursue real estate investing full time.

Looking for florescence (white calcium deposits left behind from the water coming throught the foundation wall) it will give you a target to start with.I have a friend who is a local dealer for a product called Zipex.

Property that was purchased to resell is considered inventory in your business, aka dealer property.

One of those citizens one block away has been working to get a drug dealer out of the house across from his house.

If the tenant turns out to be a crack dealer, can you shoot them or hang them from the nearest lamp post?

At the price I am getting these homes at, they will not depreciate below my investment and have shown to come in exactly where I estimated they would after rehab.MattYou do not see crack dealers and hoe's standing on my streets.

This depends on if you are buying directly from the dealer.