If you get audited, you would have to demonstrate that you had the intent to hold for investment (and not for sale).

How to become financially independent through real estate investing?

My brother and I each have our own portfolio of IL tax lien certificates, completely independent of each other.

After many years as an independent mortgage broker in California (when I wasn't sidetracked by something like sailing off to Mexico & writing a book about this true-life adventure) I have developed the ability to be effective anywhere.

If you prefer to work independently, just prepare yourself with knowledge before you take the plunge.

I love the financial independence and freedom that real estate investing can offer long term.

:-/ (no offense intended, of course, but I like to think independently on deals)Okie-dokie - weigh in.

If it's a non-judicial state like CA, you can still question the foreclosure through ordering a securitization audit.

They are independently funded.

They knew they screwed up (or they know that when the state audits that file later what they will determine) and they wrote the check as required!