(Wyoming and Nevada, are popular for this)This still doesn't solve your "privacy issue" though, that would generally be done by holding title in a real estate privacy trust.

Real estate you can paint, rehab, improve.. 

Real estate overall is slower during winter than summer.

My area of expertise is in finance but in stock/equities/commodities and not in real estate so I'm trying to read up as much as possible on the current state of FL real estate.

@Shweta Sharma, A sale of a coop is seen as the same as a regular sale of real estate for purposes of the 1031 exchange. 

No clue, my guess would be no since they have accepted the return of the deposit, but check with a real estate lawyer in your state because I'm just guessing here.

Having worked in commercial real estate for nearly 20 years, and knowing many people that have been at it for 30+ years:1) no one ever goes bankrupt with no debt2) Most everyone I know in their mid-50s or older, that have built large portfolios (with debt, admittedly), seem to move from acquisition mode to debt pay down mode.

But even if they do, the tenant could still argue that I am the one who borrowed money to finance the real estate so i am commingled.

My name is Tomer, and I'm a real estate investor who is relatively new to the Pittsburgh market.

On the contrary, business identity theft is as real and as difficult to detect as it is to stop.