BTW, filing a L/O just may give notice to the lender that there is an installment sale, filing an option does not tie up a property as the gurus claim, I can buy the property from the owner subject to the option and allow you to continue under your intended transaction, if you don't buy, I own the property.   

Can I do a Quit Claim Deed or a Special Warranty Deed.

Additional method is to claim all as income including tips, so you can track your income through tax returns, however this can greatly have a impact on your tax situation.  

The problem with lost money orders is that the claim process to recover can take some time.

BTW, if your contract has language about recouping legal and collections costs, you may be able to recoup the cost of collections.Small Claims Court: Typically, this is a relatively easy DIY legal process.

I fully understand that my youth/inexperience places me at an initial disadvantage, at least in terms of attracting investors, and imbues a level of doubt to any claims remotely sensational.

The fire department came and turned the water off.We had just put new carpet in the first floor and new paint, so the next day or so had a guy come out and replaced the new carpet again and another guy replaced the burst pipe and put in a dry wall and paint the bathroom since that is where the pipe burst from.I wanted to file a claim with my insurance company but the agent told me not to file a claim with the insurance company since then the insurance company will know about it and the buyer agent can find that out and it would detract from the value of the house.Almost 4 months had gone by and I wasn't happy with him since he never contacted me and keep in the loop with what is going on other than a website he gave me a link to and a password to check what is going on which he hardly updated.

But, when you activities become such that the same ploy is used over and over and it is obvious that you are in the business and circumventing the intent of these laws, they don't need to read them totally in black and white, letter by letter as investors like to claim.

Yes that's a possibility Victor. I

It is on my stack of 'to read' books so I can't give any feedback as of this post, but the dust jacket claims he's researched some 1,000 parcels of land.