But that statement hides an ocean of uncertainty.

Truly sad part for Clayton is he could have been one of the largest if not the largest re seller of turn key homes in America.. he still Is at it but man he really shot himself in the foot by not owning this stuff. and for sure he knew what was happening one cannot hide behind the fact that investors and anyone just doing a cursory drive by of a non rehabbed home that was suppose to be rehabbed.. any way.. should be interesting to see if he gets away scott free other than defending the multitude of lawsuits that are no doubt pending.   

What is he hiding?

Many times they will claim it's wonderful and then try to hide their worst deals by only showing completed deals.

Hi Jordan,You have a basement in LA, Wow.As far as laundry rooms go, do your best to make it  (Not a Rape Space).Seal off the area under the stairs to prevent hiding.Seal off all hiding spaces.Don't allow loitering 24/7.Plenty of lighting 24/7.

Nicer houses I fix and flip.YUP prepping these documents is super simple.. the legal descriptions dont change its just copy and paste from the last recorded deed and inject the sellers name as the person or entity on title and the buyer whatever entity you want to buy in.in my foreclosure rescue days ( when it was legal in OR and WA ) ALL of our deals were done within 48 hours of the foreclosure sale ( seller most motivated and no competition from those who dont know how to do these deals this way which is 99% of investors)  We typed our own Deeds got the seller to a notary or mobile Notary had my secretary run the deed to the court house and record it  DONE.. in the mean time i had a courier service running the Cashiers check to redeem the property to the foreclosure attorney DONE.. knowing how to do your own title and escrow is were the money is for those who want to take just a little more effort and not think they need attornies and escrow companies to do real estate transactions. 

If you agree to hide part of the transaction through cash, the IRS would consider that participation in tax fraud.

@Jay Hinrichs has posted on that in the past.Many people like to try and hide their identity because of the spotlight effect which refers to how people often overestimate how much others notice (or care about) them, effectively inflating their own importance in society. 

It is one that gives you as much detail as possible when giving you rates and terms, and does not hide anything from you.

I was able to save up thousands of dollars in a couple of months, and it shifted my mindset to break down my large bills and consolidate my $1s into $5s; I got excited to hide money from myself.