Do you provide free wifi and have the tenants pay over a online website?

Note that this case was enacted before the passive activity rules were enacted in the 1986 tax reform bill and likewise before the 1993 creation of the real estate professional designation.But at the end of the day, if you're looking for primary authority in the code or regs saying, "You don't need to be a real estate professional to claim the home office deduction for rental activities," you're not going to find it.Your best bet would be to challenge the CPA as to why he believes the real estate professional designation is necessary. 

Some HML also supply rehab funds in draws but you need to spend before you get.Private financing is your best bet but you need to sell family/friends/misc contacts on your business plan and how you will pay them back.

If its an auction dot com on line auction and not a trustee sale then no you have to close then sell. cant assign contracts with those folks. this specifically keeps the wholesalers at bey and allows investors a chance to go direct with out those pesky daisy chain deals.Most cant do a 15 day close either.. unless they are pro's IE have the cash in the bank and know how to do their own title searchs or have a premier account with thier title company that will fast track and do a clsoing in 3 days or so..

@Paul LaSpina Best bet: consult with a competent CPA. 

you accepting an online credit report as the Mortgage Report is more likely to pick up dirt that other reports don't pick up.

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

Over the past few years, I have spent my off time traveling the world and studying online marketing.

I saw the list BP posted here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/online-property-...I looked into Appfolio, which requires a min of 50 units.

We probably have the lowest amount of 2 to 4 unit properties of any major metro area to begin with, and yeah probably I bet over a quarter of them that were built have already been converted to condos.