https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Credit_Opportu...The law applies to any person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly participates in a credit decisionandAmong other things, the ECOA states that it is illegal for creditors to:Disallow regular sources of income, such as reliable veteran's benefits, welfare payments, Social Security payments, alimony, child support, etc.

It keeps your regulars on their toes, and it helps you avoid getting the reputation of a shopper that doesn't follow through; subs/contractors talk to each other a lot!

Just be aware that you will probably have to be an attentive landlord to collect on time (or a little late) regularly. 

I make plenty of money with my regular job and don't consider myself to be any sort of real estate professional.Thanks for any advice.

What is the time period that regular people have when they sell their primary residence?

I regularly work with owners that try Landlording themselves, only to get burned out by manipulative tenants.

If you are going between corporate and regular tenants it might be frustrating to remove the furniture in between tenants.

Check your state laws; I assume every state has something similar to deal with this situation, as it occurs regularly, I'm sure.

Your dad could essentially be a fund manager and deploy his IRA into flip transactions, but he could not be hand's on involved in the flipping or receive any compensation.Further, there are potential tax implications if his self directed IRA or Solo 401k flips houses on a regular or repeated basis and therefore is considered to be conducting a trade or business.  

After which I was planning to visit.Questions: Is a construction inspector the same as a regular property inspector in this case?