When analyzing a luxury short term rental (STR) vacation home for investment in today's mortgage rate environment, the ROI & margins can be extremely tight. 

The buyer would ghost then file a affidavit of interest in the property and when the seller tried to sell the home at a later date with a clouded title, the scam artist would ask for $10-$20k to clear the title.

A home run between 15% and 20% and, if above 20%, a grand slam (as long as the market holds).Is it fair to assume 50/50 split of net profit at closing?

The property has 4 homes, acreage and farmland.

I'm single and I bought my 2 bed 2 1/2 bath townhouse as a primary home with no thoughts of REI.

Greetings BP folks,My wife and I are negotiating a deal in our area for a home that has a tax lien from the city and county.We have been working with the seller for quite some time and were offered the opportunity to purchase the home at a great price, we also have agreed to pay off the tax lien in addition to the purchase price. 

I have completed my first spec home sale, and it went extremely well.

If you believe these tenants may eventually buy a home, you can record the judgement creating a lien and they would need to pay that off to get the financing to buy a home.

Do you own you own Home and do you Homestead it knowing the IRS Publication 523 on Sale of a Residence?

I'll say it's most definitely not.Second, you're planning on putting AC in this home?