Held for a year to get Capital Gains. 

The thing to know is that there are a lot of seasonal owners so, many properties that look "vacant" are actually held by out of staters from MN WI and IL.

It can be a separate checking or savings but just make sure to have a "holding" account where only security deposits are held for your sanity.I won't speak to liability since I'm not a property manager, attorney, etc. 

On Feb 11, a meeting will be held for investors looking for deals.

Draws are almost always held back until you reach certain points in the project or that work is completed.

You would need to rent out the property for at least two years to demonstrate it was held for investment purposes and comply with IRS guidelines.

They can rent the property they purchase to you (or anyone).The property must be held for investment purposes for at least 24 months immediately following the exchange.

I'm not sure why that metric has held true but it still applies, the properties that perform well above that ratio are the owners that treat their STR like a business.

Other ways of using SDIRAs could be to invest in syndications, performing  or non-performing debt, precious metals, raw land, precious metals, mobile home parks, self-storage facilities and more. 

The borrower has already signed the warranty deed, it’s being held “in escrow” pending the fulfillment or non fulfillment of the forbearance or modification.