I have read what the IRS looks at for determining your status but am looking for more insight.

Originally posted by Brian Adamson:Hi Gilbert, I think wherever you go, the weather is going to be an important decision in determining what you do.

Any advice you can give me about determining ARV?

I have the same question regarding how to determine the amount needed for repairs.

Hard Money Lending and Apartment Ownership can both certainly do it.My concern is the combination that you are relatively new in REI, you are seeking high (and thus higher than average risk) returns and most dangerously, you seem to want it to be "automatic".

I'm having it fixed.A previous tenant rented one of my condos where the shower/tub had been sprayed with a kind of painted finish prior to my ownership.

However, you should consult an expert in your local area to determine if this would work with your state's laws....

Your rent will be determined by:WHEN you're showing the uint.

After that year or more, would it THEN be OK to have a family member buy it, since there had been a legitimate 'neutral party' holding ownership?

Make friends with a title officer and they will give you access to systems that let's you pull any document you want.If you have MLS access, the ones in California come with a First American product called Realist that gives you basic ownership info for free.