Smith has been dead since the 80's and taxes stopped being paid in 2011.

There no reason to wait any time or have any “whichever is lower” rule come into play.

Besides, most investors via their CPA's are looking to take advantage of the new 20%  deduction rule that's coming into play now for 2018. 

Yeah you could find something on Craigslist or at a used appliance store but if your like me you don’t want phone calls on a Sunday night that the fridge is dead .theres no sense In buyIng used outdated archaic junk wIth a questIonable servIce when new at just a couple hundred more , you get a warranty Its a wrIte off Its more effIcent and It Isnt lIkely to fail .

A lot of the assault incidents are simple assault/domestic which should be less concerning for you as a landlord than assault with a deadly weapon.

For NC tax and foreclosure auctions the 10-day upset rule is in play. 

As @Jim K. stated to many human elements come into play you cant control.. and its one reason I am so bullish these days on new construction its easier to manage costs and I don't have to compete with all the wanna be wholesalers out there..

I'm not concerned about the 90 day holding period as I am more interested in rehabbing and renting.This particular property was just listed, but we'll see if they are willing to play ball.

My neighbor at a house I recently sold wanted me to cut down a tree that he felt was a danger to his property, conveniently he did this right after I called the cops on him for repeatedly parking in my driveway and refusing to move his vehicles...The previous owner mentioned to me that she had wanted to take the tree down but this same neighbor didn't want it taken down since his kids played around it.

I say why would I stop playing this real life game of Monopoly?