Code § 453 (l) (2) (B) (ii) (II) which states "any residential lot, but only if the taxpayer (or any related person) is not to make any improvements with respect to such lot."  

Until I have the money to jump in, I'll get my relator license and learn as much as possible about laws and rental properties.

normally it relates to the proration of property tax, if this is not the case then I do not know either

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(We have no way of knowing if they’re really related to anything to do with the house, when they ask us to pay the bills they won’t show them to us and we don’t want to suggest we’re responsible for any other allergy related doctor visits in the future).

Look for groups who offer referrals to local contractors, Relators, etc.

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I have relatives in SJ, but I could never buy there. 

A multi family would be ideal, but they can be tough to find and tend to be priced high relative to cash flow right now. 

This pretty much ment i had to pass on almost everything fun related that my friends wanted me to come along on.