These areas were once largely "undesirable" for generations and thus have developed a strong cultural identity but very quickly change with a large influx of money. 3.

If you're telling the lender it was out of service for 5 months, but told the IRS it was in service all year, then you're either committing tax fraud or mortgage fraud, and that's an issue (possible solution is a CPA "mea culpa" letter, which only works if you have a human tax professional and not turbotax, which is reason #34,266 why real estate investors need human tax professionals if they want good 30YF financing to maximize cashflow).

Lying on the owner occupancy cert would be considered fraud and you and your agent could find yourselves in hot water.  

You could have the identical offer (or better) compared to another investor but they are willing to pay all-cash and close in 7 days.  

I am using "I" because I am applying for a loan on my own, as  husband's credit is frozen because he had an identity theft situation a couple of years ago.

Always a good idea to drive by and check on your properties once a week when vacant, and make sure that your sign is visibleYou can contact the different agencies; craigslist etc... about the fraud and report the number and/or email associated with the scam,  but I have never seen anything done.

My business would ideally be structured to:1) Invest in notes and be structured so that if the property were acquired by the business through DIL or foreclosure, I could legally coordinate a remodel/resale even though i would not be "swinging hammers" personally.  2) Protect my identity - because of the nature of my regular job, I do not want to do business under my own name.

The last one that sold was an identical unit to mine, and it went for 35,000 more than my purchase price a year ago.

The last one that sold was an identical unit to mine, and it went for 35,000 more than my purchase price a year ago.

Your assessment on the numbers is pretty accurate if the duplex is not identical units.