I have also asked them to let me know of any "surprises" right away so that we can take care of it asap. 

Just got denied lending from a supposed HM lender due to the source of the down payment coming from a personal loan. I understand the risks, regarding the method of using a loan to get a loan, but was told that Hard M...

There are four main industries: automotive, healthcare, real estate, and gambling.Automotive is seeing new life with autonomous tech and EV stuff.

The only exception was health and safely. 

Here is my situation:I started a landscaping/ lawn care business 7 years ago and just sold it because me and my wife want to move to Jacksonville Florida with our kids.

If it is the tax deed sale in PA, you do not care about other liens.

Looking for general thought & tips.

And evaluating the track record is a call that's made first by the taxpayer or their CPA, and ultimately by an IRS auditor (should one get involved). it is very true that the IRS cares about intent with respect to capital gains in real estate -- I've certainly seen cases where the statutory timelines were less important and the identified intent of the investor.with respect to determining whether you qualify as a developer or an investor, it's much more of a "forest" than the "trees"...so holding any given investment for 14 months prior to a flip is certainly no guarantee of receiving long-term capital gains treatment.I hope this helps.  

Any additional tips or things I should consider would be super helpful!

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