I do know it's hard to determine if a customer is legit by text especially now that I know there are investors from out of state that could very well be looking to hire us, but be very careful because this scam has shown up on my phone 3 times over the past week and they are all out of town or out of the states for treatment of one type or another and all the houses are publicly listed for sale in my service area.I have been very careful to ask several specific questions because I know there could be legit investors looking to hire us for their out of state investments, but after 3 very similar texts I am sure it is a scam so just be careful!

Also, depending on the law in Utah, it could provide you with some privacy as your name does not appear on the tax rolls via public records.Just some thoughts.

In order to solicit to the public for primary use, you will hold yourself out to the public as a lender.  

(a) The landlord shall: (1) Comply with requirements of applicable building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety; (2) Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition - See more at: https://www.tn.gov/lawsandpolicies/article/66-28-3...

The short answer is yes if you each had the intention of living in the homes for a year The problem is you are intentionally trying to skirt the laws by publishing your plan in a public forum 

By controlling my food and energy sources, I can ensure security and health, which I can than build other investments (like RE) upon.FYI - my "congenial old couple" example is actually a true story.

I've been doing research on public land records and was wondering what the best way to find properties that could be purchased at a discount.

@Greg LeachAt some point relatively soon, economic and political forces will combine to put a chill on the buying public.

In my case, this summer I will have a credit score nearing 700 (650 right now), Debt to Income ratio around 40%, 11.5k in available credit (over 5-6 different accounts) with less than 9% utilization, no accounts in collection, one old public record for a medical bill.

If they don't like it, I can convert that into a public listing and reap a commission.