Because reality is most consumers in the TK space come with an assumption that one presenting as a TK company is the one who own's the property, did the reno, did/does all the things, internally, no affiliation etc etc.

She was very afraid of moving to this neighborhood because there was a strong belief among Americans and Russian-speaking immigrants that this neighborhood was criminal, full of murderers, drug dealers, and thieves.

@Lynn Le There are a lot of factors at play here - "dealer" status, 1031 exchanges, nonresidency, entity structure, etc. - a comprehensive answer would require a deep dive into the details so I will keep my response as general as possible.You are correct in saying that you would generally be classified as dealers when selling a home you bought with the intention to fix and flip it.

If Holistic REI is a break-off of that or the same owners are affiliated (which may be a reason for the name change) I would be very cautious.

Randy Hughes at https://www.landtrustsmadesimple.com/ (no affiliation) has information about the forming your own land trust.

I think its a great group and respect so many of the guys that affiliate with it.

In my personal experience I was inexperienced and my company a brokerage (which are affiliated with many banks) held my hand through my learning process, paid me a base salary, gave me leads which I split my commission, guided me on how to attain relationships with realtors and how to generate leads,  they have many accounts with real estate brokerages where they are the exclusive lender which was a plus.

Are you affiliated with any of the city housing programs??

I use my c-corp for flipping so I wont get tagged with dealer status. 

I am a husband, father, and full time poker dealer and rookie real estate investor currently living in my first house hack.