I suspect they would ( the regulators ) look at customary EM deposits.. which are probably quite a bit higher.

I suspect I am stuck in tax preparation services for a while longer. 

I find it much more effective to take each individual wholesaler to task in the threads where I think they're making mistakes.I also take the pie in the sky guy on individually where possible, such as my comments on this member blog post: http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/333/blog_posts/21254-the-rise-of-the-wholesaler (This post has since been deleted by its author, as I suspected it would be after my comments)Originally posted by James Vermillion: Hopefully, a wholesaler with some knowledge and ability in my market will approach me, in which case I will embrace him/her.

You're paying more than the house is worth for a house that's going to such money out of your pocket.Actually, I suspect he may think you're a new and gullible investor and he's trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

That said, going forward, we've got another tool at our disposal -- the law.In the future, anyone suspected of posting shill positive reviews will not only lose their accounts here on the site, but we will be forwarding your information to the authorities as well.Obviously the fake positive reviews are at the center of my concerns, however we do also concern ourselves about the false negative ones too.

George you may want to consider having a local drain cleaning company with a good reputation do a video camera inspection of these suspect drain linesYou may have a foreign object in a line or broken pipe ,out of alignment.Sometimes the earth moves settles and throws pipe out of whack,,,kind of like a broken armDD

It does not need to go the way of zimbabwe or Weimer Germany, but I guess 20-30% per year is close enough to hyperinflation for me and I would be getting out of cash as fast as it was earned as would many others I suspect.

When we suspect an unauthorized occupant, we knock on the door and see who answers.

I would check some of the smaller banks locally who do not sell all their loans, I suspect you will find someone. 

I suspect Wholesalers and Flippers alike would use the same income verses expenses formulas for tax purposes?...