I’m just trying to figure if it makes sense to delay the closing to 2019 but my question I mentioned above re: the date of election after starting the flip project is whether or not it would prevent me from getting taxed as S Corp on profits from that certain project because the election would be made after the project started?

Great article on Ladders by Mark H Maxwell about the power of serving others as a way to build relationships as opposed to traditional ‘networking’ which he considers to be rooted in ‘selfishness through taking & using’.  

Fannie has/d a deed restriction on their homes that prevented a lot of buyers from flipping them as-is.

Your best payback is actually sealing existing windows to prevent drafts rather than replacing.

As much as I hate the smell of cigarettes, I dont think there’s any way to prevent tenants from smoking. 

They think that asset protection planning is immoral because it prevents a creditor from collecting on a judgment entered by a court. 

@Ned Carey How exactly can we do an addendum correctly and what to avoid/prevent that makes it incorrect?

However, I believe FHA with low down has to be owner occupied, so that might prevent you from getting another deal that isn't house hacking.

I've also set up a partnership to do some fix-n-flip projects, but again, finding a good deal has prevented moving forward.

It doesn’t sound like it.You have a relationship problem, and when it comes to relationships, the symptoms are often not too close to the causes.No one here can know enough about your relationship to diagnose the root of your wife’s unhappiness, but I doubt it’s real-estate.