If there is a default and the seller takes the property, for tax purposes, the note is treated as if it has been fully paid and the lender will have taxes due.

My concern is that I've known a couple of people who were trying to get on disability and they were into other things too (slip-and-fall lawsuits, generally being litigious about everything).But having said that, I think the best way is to just treat it like any other source of income and hope that the troublemakers can be weeded out via things on their credit reports, etc.

To treat your investments as investments, and not personal cash flow vehicles;4.

We would basically treat it as a lease with the tenant/optionee responsible for most minor repairs & maintenance.

I am interested in buying my first rental property but don't really see the point in putting money down on it unless I'm treating it like a bond (i.e., I intend to recoup my principal at a later date).

Treat them well, but their hardships cannot be allowed to become yours.

I simply think about how I would like to be treated if I were the deliveryman.Not only that, but really, in the big scheme of things, what's $20 to you vs. the deliveryman who:(a) has probably got a short career life expectancy(b) is probably not making much more than minimum wage?

everyone pays 50% here - Can these receipts be treated as cash?

Do you guys treat short sales different?

Agents that can and will produce but also require support as needed, not treated as a lowlife # within their organization.