Most agents do not know about the FHA flip rule... it's bonus points if an agent knows about the FHA flip rule, but I wouldn't consider it a ding if an agent doesn't. - So then the appraisal comes back, documenting the most recently sold date and price, which no one really specifically looks out for.- Then, in due course the HUD DE underwriter was getting ready to close it out, was half-attentively working through the 50 FHA worksheets and forms and paperwork nonsense, getting ready to issue the "Cleared to Close" and allow loan docs to be sent to title... when one of these 50 FHA worksheets, the HUD FHA Flip Cert (it's called something like that), started blinking red at her.It's your classic example of "the sooner you tell the lender, the sooner it can  be addressed, rather than it being a last minute surprise to everyone."

This was because my two years W-2s would be much great than the previous two years because 2015 I got a prorated bonus since I got a promotion in the middle of the year. 

As stuff got more shady I am tempted to not pay him at all I was going to give him a thank you bonus but this makes things very different in the 1 the relationship and 2 the business I want to do going forward.

I will cash out the amount I put in when possible, then leave the rest in as a bonus and a reason for me to follow the cryptocurrency madness!

You live with your parents - huge bonus - use it!

This was all done per the tenant's wishes and the bonus for us was that we saw where the tenant was going and got an address where we were able to send end of tenancy correspondence.]6.

What would it be like to rid yourself of the headache of "landlording" and just milk the cash cow known as a note and as a bonus possibly receive a higher level of cash flow?

Bonus: we'd only have one lease to deal with, but face the problem of finding a large group of tenants.

with bonus depreciation for investor that step up and invest in these areas to bring them back to life much quicker than what would normally happen.

Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs: if the Feds create a GOZONE type tax play like they did for Katrina that really stimulated the ecnomy and brought in investors from all over the US. 50% bonus depreciation can make it pencil a lot faster...