I literally saved you 5k with just that info.  

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Both are excellent platforms which save people immense amount of work and tme by compiling all the critical data you need in 1 place but there leads are way behind the county recorders/courts/notices i.e the source of most motivated seller leads.

That would help me save taxes on the commission. 

SEC will help only much later and only to try and seek jail or financial remedies.You're trying to save the property today?

Doing it in December will not save you any taxes anyway.

The use the rest of the money from the sale, plus the interest that you've earned off of that money plus the money you saved in rent by having the tenant in the other side make the mortgage payments. 

He likely needs to stay where he is, save up money for a downpayment on his own, and buy when HE is ready.He's not ready. 

After entry, save receipts and back up in a file for that year. 

I get asked all the time, what can I do with $10k and my answer is "save more"  At least in my world of buy and hold $10k is not going to do much.