You can apply on our site, sign the lease digitally, pay your deposit via the tenant portal, etc.But when it comes to actually viewing the unit, I don't know how to avoid the human component.   

One critical element is understanding the human factor.

Human beings will adapt and figure out a way to make money on real estate.   

With sustainable practices and technology, there is no reason that we can not achieve a higher level of abundance for the human race.

Another common one is deceased household pets. apparently people flush more than just gold fish. eww.one of my septic inspectors even found a human skull.

We're all human and if things don't go our way it's reasonable to assume that we'd use the tools at our disposal to make things right in our own eyes.

If someone is a "real estate dealer" and can't report profit as short term gains from developing or flipping property, then wouldn't the best option be to buy and sell through an S-corp since they're a business?

He will do whatever is humanly possible to make sure this performs accordingly.

I've worked in human services for ~15 years.

Is this a buy and hold (you are investor and the asset is a long-term depreciable fixed asset) or fix and flip (you are a dealer and the asset is inventory)?