Without a strategy, they work harder, not smarter and stress themselves out by sweating the little things NEVER considering there are better outside-the-box ways to do things.

@Tim LinIf the damages are under $500, I don’t sweat it.

He offered a pretty sweat deal actually without much of my direct involvement along with providing an accredited business degree and state RE education approval.Problem is I found this marketing issue, and most all here know I can't be had doing such things.

They look at how many properties you buy and sell per year, do you maintain a staff, how do you advertise, are you actively involved in the rehab of the property (which we know you can't contribute sweat equity in an IRA or Solo K), etc.Kristine Marie Poe I think the question you pose gets down to the bones of the situation: What's an active business?

No sweat @Justin WindhamI do not profess to be an expert at this.  

He sweated that because of how fast I sold them they were very under priced and the company would be sued. 

That's retailing a sweat equity property but not wholesaling to an investor.

I live in a vacuum of my own thinking and I've got thick skin -- I'd rather find out now that I'm an idiot than a year layer and way off on my estimates on both cost and ability.And if you suspect maybe I'm CLOSE on the math, I'd love to understand how I can do this with real sweat equity and my own cash at a reasonable rate out here.

Also, a distribution to an heir with baggage (judgments, tax liens, etc.) only muddles up an otherwise cleaner transaction (sale) if made directly from the estate.I prefer to turn the negative aspects into positives and let people sweat a little while the plan is executed.

You may spend a lot of blood, sweat and tears getting there and the transaction still doesn't close.