Lots of the data plates have long been painted over or are no longer with the homes so we've been looking for the Vin Numbers stamped on the frame of the homes. 

I'm telling clients to not think of this as an identification period. 

The younger sister who is in college will also move in.The issue is that the parents do not have Social Security numbers but they do have an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN).

Although there may be more than one “continuing partnership”, only the continuing partnership which has the greatest fair market value (net of liabilities) will continue to use the Employer Identification Number (EIN) of the original partnership.

The legal way to avoid providing your home address is to put title to the property in a land trust, which precludes anyone from demanding to know the beneficiary's identification without a court order.

Use one of your identifications for a passive thing like a delaware statutory trust.Here's an article we wrote for the BP blog that may help - https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

The downside with 1031 is you have a short identification window of 45 days. 

If they/you have title to the home (will be separate from the land and will list the VIN #) and you don't want to deal with it, look for parks in the area that are looking to fill lots.

With some passing background and credit report , we plan on proceeding with a few of the applicants with a email consisting of verification of proof of income, employment, rental history and identification.

There are a few instances when you may be subject to a backup withholding, like when you fail to report or have provided an incorrect taxpayer identification number (TIN).