Ultimately if your attorney services constitute a business and you are providing them in the form of a sole proprietorship, the fees received net of related business expenses incurred would be subject to the self employment tax.

My crude understanding of constitutional law tells me, that many states have tax sale laws that would not hold up to a serious federal (or even state) constitutional challenge.An important court precedent here is the "Menonite" case.

Same goes for other non residential types of deals ,apart from commercial which is its own thing altogether in what constitutes a serious buyer at a certain tier.In most residential transactions however, the seller should be content to make a sound decision based on a letter of preapproval (address specific if time warrants)  from a lender that's summitted with an offer, cash offers submitted with POF or at minimum EMD enough to show promising good faith in closing the transaction out.

You can talk to tenants, share how you "FEEL" all you want, including saying you'd like to not do ___, or your preferences, that is called Free Speech and is constitutionally protected.

Partly this is why the market is where it is now... new money coming into the space that has little idea of what constitutes a good deal.

Vacancy and non-use of the building or structure, regardless of the intent of the owner, shall constitute discontinuance under this provision.e) Where a building or structure devoted to a nonconforming use is damaged to the extent of 50% or more of its current value, such building or structure, if restored, shall thereafter be devoted to conforming uses.

Blatant violation of the Constitution, imo. 

There was no beds, sofas, linens or any of the things constituting daily living.

An LLC with S Corp tax election constitutes the same thing by the way.S Corps and LLC's are "pass through" entities meaning the profits pass through to your personal return.

See: Florida Homestead exemption discussion It is written into the state constitution and the amount is unlimited.