@Robin BlevinsI missed the idea you were peddling properties in your initial post.I must now ask that you take any further solicitions and/or deal making to the Real Estate Marketplace as it is not allowed in the forums.If there is any further dealmaking in this thread, it will have to be made to disappear.

I use that threat effectively to keep things in order.

For instance, a lot of your deductions will disappear and you will no longer be 1031 exchange eligible.

There is a lockbox on the property, bit it just sits there empty month after monrth .Bank of NY Mellon took 8 months to kick the people out AFTER they had fully foreclosed on it , and it has now sat empty for 4 plus months .A neighbor thought she had saw a sign in the front yardthat had the word foreclosures on it plus a 1 800 numberbut the sign disappeared , possibly simply either the sign blew away, or kids removed it, or some local rep of BNY Mellon removed it .So to sum this up , any info or contact you can give me for BNY Mellon is much appreciatedI sent them an email, havent heard back from them yetthank you..

Better check with yours first.Generally pose no threat as long as they are not disturbed.

If that doesn't work, then they should ask you their question - this goes a long way toward preventing the 'disappearing VA'

I suspect they came here for help, then disappeared once things settled down. 

I haven't written it off, but we're just in the early stages of research.There are nearly 22 million people living in Florida full-time so I suspect we're smart enough to figure out how to deal with the threat of hurricanes, particularly as a vacation home. 

You can probably grow a small amount of properties that way, but you will have to get lucky that there isn't a down turn in the economy which will make your Cashflow disappear for a several months or so.

One disappeared and left holes in my wall and painted multicolored walls.