In addition to frequency of transactions, the IRS would evaluate whether the activity is executed in a fashion similar to commercial enterprises in the same field.  

It had worked for them before, the New York Times reports: Susan and Manfred Phemister "had been flipping real estate in zip-zip fashion since the mid-1990s, and had made a killing each time."

Good old fashion leg-work and experience can certainly reduce the risks, it's just a matter of following the steps through on every single application.

It is coded in some fashion.

Right now I do it the old fashioned way when I need a remote execution (email PDF, have them print, sign, scan and return.

I would not hesitate to buy a 'scarred' property, however I would also apply  a heavy discount to the value of the property a fashion my offer accordingly.That being said, you need to weigh other factors that might influence the recurrence of a crime in the building like location, trending of the neighborhood etc...as well as how recent the crime was committed.The decision cannot be made in a vacuum, and the factors are both objective and subjective.

Account Closed, actually, the "system" has yet to benefit me, per se; it actually makes many things more difficult after a fashion.

Fashion & Retail: 1233.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/General-Growth-files-for-rb-14945510.htmlNEW YORK (Reuters) - General Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest U.S. mall owner, declared bankruptcy on Thursday in the biggest real estate failure in U.S. history.Ending months of speculation, General Growth, along with 158 of its 200-plus U.S. malls, filed Chapter 11 while it tries to refinance its debts.But the ongoing global financial crisis made it impossible for General Growth to restructure outside of bankruptcy and could signal further troubles for other financial institutions who are General Growth creditors.The collapse underscores the pressure on U.S. commercial real estate with few sources of available funding.Chicago-based General Growth, which owns such valuable properties as South Street Seaport in New York, Fashion Show in Las Vegas and Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, listed total assets of $29.56 billion and total debts of $27.29 billion.The collapse marks a sad chapter for a company that has been growing since 1954, when brothers Martin and Matthew Bucksbaum decided to expand their family's grocery business and build a shopping center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.The company expanded steadily through both building and buying malls, the largest acquisition being the 2004 purchase of high-end mall owner Rouse Cos for $14.2 billion.

All family members worked in one fashion or another.