That is when the IRS can perceive that you are trying to take profit out ahead of a sale. 

We pushed to see it one day ahead of the others due to a partner leaving town, and put in offer in that day.

Rather than just correcting the permit, we went ahead with the sprinkler system and decided to split the building into three separate condos.

Did your previous process for selecting renters already help you be ahead of this problem and how?

My partner and I have the goal to close on 8 more units before the end of the year (I personally want to nail this 30 unit but he doesn't know that quite yet) and it looks like we are going to be ahead of schedule.

There are tons out there with great methods on how to figure out how many jack studs are needed and how thick a header needs to be.

I am planning ahead for 2018 and am curious to know what everyone thinks is an attainable number of flips to complete in a year. 

go ahead and buy your appreciation play...want to live off your apartments and rental houses?

That's great but now lets get to the real world of new agents struggling to survive and how they operate.CASH is KING.Show them the money.Right or wrong on how to sell a property has many opinions.As a seller you should look at all legal advantages to out sell your property over the competition as in many markets it is a buyers market.As a head broker I can put a co-op of 4 and still save 2 percent.Heck I can put it at 6 co-op.I don't care if I factored that in as a cost and a game plan going in.

If you want to believe the sky is falling, go ahead.