recognizes an installment sale as a way to defer a capital gain on a property sale.

Legal entities are formed and recognized by State. 

I recognize this will take some testing and really depend on the investor.

While I agree with you Marcus that this is a supply and demand issue in the short-term, we have to recognize that when the money printing spree slows down and eventually dries up no one knows what comes next. 

And Klaus S. simply recognizes that this is not stopping, that people seem to prefer life via payments vs life via ownership. 

Your sub ask for 50% up-front, but you couldn't verify his experience and you have never done business with them, is cheap, and is not a recognized contractor.

Or, forget all this high brow stuff and just go with what has worked for others - even the Farmer's Almanac often gets it right because it recognizes that even if you don't understand why, you should often pick what worked in the past ... it's more likely than the alternative to work again in the future.And is it ok to buy free cash flow-negative properties? 

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.

I wasn't ready but willing to bet the farm on it when the GFC unfolded, and I recognized it was an opportunity once in a lifetime.