Something tipped off the IRS.It’s very hard to know what started the investigation but it could have been as simple as someone feeling they got cheated on a deal and called a lawyer or a discontented employee, an ex girlfriend or ex spouse, etc.The point is, he was breaking the law& I think it’s unlikely the IRS drew his name out of a hat.

They are indeed trying to hire a bunch of new employees, but they are for all kind of jobs, including answering phones and processing.The IRS has always had a relatively small armed Criminal Investigation Division - the one that brought down Al Capone.The biggest problem with their hiring plan is lack of resources to properly train these new employees.

Meanwhile, criminal investigators in Ventura County took an interest in the case.

And with all of the title theft going on in arizona, anyone that looks a little suspiciously like they shouldn't be doing that "innocent document prep", is automatically being investigated. ? 

A British investigator was speaking on this subject.

ULI is a good resource for general land development practices.Keep in mind there are specific organizations that you can investigate for each area of land development; Multi-Family, Retail, Industrial, Health Care and Office.For example the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC.org) is a great resource for Retail Development.

Other than that, I know nothing.The nice beach houses, right on the beach are more like 200k-300k, which is comparable to a nice beach house in Oregon, where I would prefer to invest..I don't even know if the posted price is what is owed or what the bank is asking.It just caught my interest and I'm trying to decide is it is worth my time to investigate in depth.

If you plan to stay in that area long term, it might be worth investigating that.

Hey guys,I normally don't consider MFH but I could not resist not investigating this one.

The main home had multiple additions the home inspection recommend additional investigating.