In your example the Daily News reporters did not steal title to the Empire State Building, they merely recorded a fraudulent deed that conveyed no title, and very well may have committed a crime in doing so.You are correct the Seminole County Clerk of the Court does allow a property owner to register their property and receive notice when an instrument (deed, mortgage, affidavit of interest, etc) purporting to affect the title is recorded, as many counties in many states including NY allow you to.Protect Your Property from Deed Fraud (nyc.gov)Sign up for the Notice of Recorded Document Program: The City Register will automatically mail you a notification when a new document is recorded against your property.

MTM is going to be 30 days notice, some jurisdictions allow you to ask for longer than that for a longer term lease.A great incentive for your tenants to let you know more timely is to let them know not following the deadline will automatically make the lease go MTM and that there will be a corresponding rent hike.

Once I made those shifts - it was like the floodgates opened back up.I’ve now got sellers calling me (and more leads than I need).When things cool down, I’ll start to gravitate back towards my core market..

Stat. 504B.145 for leases with automatic renewal provisions.(5) Occupancy by property owner or family member.

Make sure it'd be viable as a LTR in case the winds shift. 

My question is, does the $250K count as income for my tax basis for that year and does this automatically put me in 20% bracket. 

The chimney shifted about 4 inches! 

You automatically get income credit for 75% of gross after renovated rent to help as extra income to qualify for the mortgage beyond just what your employment may pay you.

I imagine that real estate will be unaffected in the long-term by any shifting of police duties in Minneapolis. 

When my phone goes on automatic do not disturb mode at 8pm I find that I get a lot done between then and around 2am.