When somebody says they just got a wad of cash from a lawsuit then that tidbit alone would immediately trigger a red flag for me .

Make sure you clarify what type of assistance animal you could be dealing with.If your tenant says they have a service animal rabbit (not possible, notice wording) then that is a red flag.

Accordingly, your commissions will always be reported under your personal SSN, and moving it into an S-corp will create some complications, aka red flags.3.

Further, I would want to report any income (whether I call it "rent" or something else) that I earn from the roommates on my tax return, and I wouldn't want that to raise a red flag either. 

central valley up to Lake co.. look between Redding and Woodland etc etc there are plenty of places you can buy that will cash flow.. without going all the way across the country.. you could look at student rentals.. you could do air bnb in a place like Portola  Greagle  plenty of places to buy in CA.

Instant red flag of theft.

The floors are typically old white or red oak 2 1/4 nail-down tongue-and-groove strip, 3/4 in. thick.

This obviously raises a huge red flag.

Dear BP family,For the first time in my life I'm buying a property from a wholesaler, and he is insisting on using his title company.I wanted to know the opinion of BP community, is that something normal for wholesalers to do or is it a red flag and I should be suspicious ?

If the I am not satisfied with what I see or if the provider's walkthrough/pictures looks deceptively better than the contractor/assessor, then those are some pretty big red flags.