In that case I'd just live with the status quo since it won't be too many more months.

I will go downtown on Tuesday and talk with them to find out exactly what's going on and what it will require to get the house back to a habitable status... and if all works out, close on Friday.

As my CPA explains it to me, "dealer status" doesn't generally get applied by the IRS to a person -- instead, each property is classified as either inventory (business income) or investment (passive income).

All that being said, I need to consult my accountant to confirm the POD (payable on death) account status is accurate.

For long term strategy i would suggest finding a trust that manages a sector that you're comfortable with (NNN leasing, health care facilities, large residential complexes, etc.) but if you are just looking to do a little gambling, a mortgage based REIT can provide insane div yields, for a while at least.

": About a year and a half ago, I did indeed have a family health hardship and a business financial hardship.

Quoting from the landlordwiki:"the city will ultimately lose a case on the fair housing aspect of this as the federal courts have repeatedly said family status based occupancy ordinances are illegal.

What have you done about health insurance?

If you haven't already called every single local/regional bank/savings bank/credit union in your region, then you haven't looked hard enough yet.As Eric said, you need to manage your reported taxable income very carefully, and need to always know where your DTI stands, and what is the status of your lender profile.

You must know the symptoms of black mold because most of the homeowners take mold unseriously and after that, it will affect their health and cause other problems.