My thought is that if both tenants read the meters and then supply me with the readings neither could state the readings falsely without their deception immediately being discovered.  

And, you got into part of the work, pulled a wall down and discover that the addition a previous owner did was wired improperly and has to be completely rewired.  

"Not required" because you don't have to do it per the relevant IRS rules/laws/guidelines/policies, or "not required" because the IRS is unlikely to ever discover that you broke this rule and if they do the consequences are minimal compared to the benefits, or "not required" because there's no way in hell the IRS could ever have any way of discovering it in a million years?

Yes, if the borrower had made threats to the lender (which would have been recorded as all institutional lender's phones are tapped) then the lender would have cause to  ask for a restraining order.

You also need to talk to financial institutions regarding Hard Money Loans.  

When we took over, all the units were occupied, but we soon discovered that occupancy rate and positive cash flow are not necessarily related.

It kills the short sale since the mortgagors no longer have title, so they can't transfer it.In that case, it really looks more like a subject-to except that the senior lien holders are very likely to discover the sale and exercise their options under Due on Sale.David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.

Should I look at institutional investors to get a short term loan for the entire balance and then refi that amount later with a bank?  

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/010716-78...The above article explains a new program Fannie Mae will be instituting that allows people to come together (whether related/living together or not) and pool "income" amounts to qualify for mortgages.The article poses the idea that this is what called the mortgage crisis and huge increase in foreclosures across the country from 2008.

Or at that point it is what it is since they will discover title has changed to my name and there is nothing I can hide?