You also need to look at their track record, dig into their investment philosophy and investigate how they approach the due diligence process on their acquisitions.

If this is not the case, obviously, that makes things a lot easier.The longer version here is that there is a property which is listed overpriced even before investigation into it.

Of course, because of that, you get bad areas and poorly maintained properties, as Carson said above so you'll need to actually go there and do more detailed investigation of the specific area.One more thing: Property moves *slowly* in Tahoe.

Jason H.What you're toying with is Child support fraud and could potentially be investigated by the OIG.

I began investigating 2 very nice looking properties in memphis but did not get very far because @Curt Davis  was kind enough to chime in on the add and point out facts about the location and the type of problems a buyer would encounter. 

To save myself the $3-8/month deposit fees of other rent collection sites, I will continue to do this until it hits a snag. food for thought....you may want to investigate with your bank.

Now we have reports for each applicant, but we're not sure how to interpret/investigate one of the "red flags".- One of the tenants has a criminal background.

Hey @Bill Bell - I work for a utility company in the north east and I actually investigate high bill complaints.

As Steve Hamilton II pointed out, you cannot actually get a 0% capital gains rate, as you would only get this rate for the difference between your ordinary income and the next higher tax bracket, then pay a higher capital gains tax on that amount, and so on.Some links that answer your question: http://fairmark.com/general-taxation/your-tax-bracket/ https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1898605-long-term-capital-gains-added-to-agi There is also $5.25 million lifetime gift tax/estate tax exclusion, but I think this is a new law that only began in 2013, but if something similar existed before that it would be worth investigating.

Bill Gulley I will have to agree with you but then I won't be able to get any kind of business done, I don't know any Lenders personnally which would be nice if I did, if any Lender knew me they would know when I say I am going to do something I will do it unless something serious happens to which I will give them a heads up, my Landlord can vouch for that, been here for 13 years lol and I always have been good at paying my rent not only on time but seeing I split my rent in half, I even pay half of it early which makes it easier for me to support my family.But because of my concern, I did talk to my bank and they are willing to help if I do get a Bank Draft from the person, we are going to open a seperate Escrow Account and basically lock it up for 3 weeks or so, I can not touch it and this is by my request, the bank will also make sure its all good as well, they will investigate to make sure the Bank Draft is Legit as well as the company.I got an email from the Angel Investment Site and they also understood my concern, said even though they investigate most Investors it is hard to Investigate EVERYONE so they gave me a heads up to avoid being scammed, one of which the scammer asks for a payment upfront to pay on the Loan, sometimes up to 3 months.