They include any costs incurred during a general search for, or preliminary investigation of, a business or investment possibility.2) The costs you had in your attempt to acquire or begin a specific business.

However, I'm fairly certain she has no experience at all with HUD homes, and dropping her as my agent is not really an option..The realist in me is concerned of the many unknowns when dealing with these foreclosures, and it a big risk for someone who's just getting started, could end up being wasted money to investigate those unknowns. 

Have them go under investigation for having child slave labor in Florida and a huge lawsuit to follow...Everything gone.

The Financial Services Industry funds FINRA to investigate and regulate itself.

There is a crack in the cement covering the stone foundation that is being investigated.

If you are looking to develop investigate opportunity zones. 

This whole ordeal lasted about 2 weeks, and was due to some field investigator that supposedly came to my house while I was at work and my father that lives with me since his stroke answered the door.  

To be honest, the more I learn about "creative financing" and the more I investigate properties in the area I think multi-units are the way to go.

Abe, you are getting some really good advice here, I am contractor and home inspector and would highly recommend you add interNachi  to your list of programs to investigate.

With you living in one of the Units, if the expected gross rent return for the other three Units totals near 1.5% of purchase price per month (or even more), then I reckon that would be worthy of deeper investigation!