Set aside a portion of rents in to an account for this sole purpose. 

Wow, I am surprised by the wealth of support and responses from an introductory post!

response : yes with possible arvcoc -> myself yes, for the amount of cash you are dishing out ( only my 2 cents - prefer at least 10% - 12% )quick glance : do you have snow removal  in your number or part of property management percentage ?

@Bill GulleyHey Bill,Thanks for the response.

Thanks for the response.  

Later, it's sold and I receive 20% of the net profit.This is purely a money deal on my end (no involvement in rehab or rental).Question - If the property sells quickly (say, within 3 months), and since my profit is paid through a security agreement (I never have title to the property), how would this be treated for tax purposes?

Thanks for the quick response. 

I really appreciate it and I took in your responses and will take the advice into account.

My response to that would be: How good are the deals you're finding?

I don't know if just a sticky note would have a large response rate but let me know if it does.