Advertising a home publicly before you own it is a no no in my book.

No trash cans on the curb is another confirmation of the property being vacant.Sometimes they can be difficult at first but it is public information.  

I do not want to stay in Public Accounting or any type of Accounting for more than 5-10 years.

Thinking if necessary I can allocate two spaces for a couple if necessary.Well, I have an applicant who works for the city's public works and has two vehicles, one personal and a city truck.  

Shoot even when the law requires me to keep something I still store the state max storage fee before I sell it at public auction.

I made my attorney aware of the situation and they recommended we record the purchase agreement in the public records to protect us in case someone tried to buy it out from underneath us.

Check the public records to see if their company indeed own those properties.

Here is our situation: $600,000 cash on hand from inheritanceDesired return of 8-10%Live in Greater Boston Area100% equity on homeWorking full-time in public accounting and making roughly $50,000/year I talked to some financial advisers and none of them suggested the real estate route.

When I started in public accounting I knew within the first few months it's not something that I was interested in doing for the rest of my life or even several years into the future.

IRS Publication 523 details it pretty well.