This scenario is entirely real and these situations do happen with regularity.

"I buy properties regularly" I wish I would have put that on my business card instead of Real Estate Investor.

I just know I wouldn't feel comfrontable not being able to visit my properties on a regular basis.

You are a newbie, but you're promoting a website that gives real estate advice.

The alternative is brand marketing when a company promotes a brand but does not offer a specific deal, call to action, etc.John Corey

I hopped online and searched the subdivision for the out-of-state owners of pre-existing homes in the community, and sent letters promoting our new homes in the same area.this way also works if you have found specific properties that appear vacant...The drawback to this, of course, is if you have no direction for *which area* you're looking, and are only looking for absentee owners.

When you started did you keep your regular full time job or did you dedicate all your time for research, finding properties...etc?

The property would have been owned for way more than 180 days, maybe several years.If its not possible is there another way to transfer profit from any RE sale into some other RE that has been owned for a while without paying capital gains or regular income tax?

If the profits come from finding great deals why focus on anything else if you lack time.Many of the "gurus" promote this silly idea, but how many hours can a person possibly spend "doing deals", whatever that means.

I spend a lot of time researching online, as well as regularly attending my local REIA club meetings.