@Maxwell Silva - In marketing / advertising, products and services are not expected to be sold the first time a potential customer is exposed to them.

See responses to your questions below: Correct, California is uniqueTo qualify for REPS you need to meet a number of criteria, including (but STRs that meet IRS criteria generally don't need REPS to leverage tax benefits): More than 50 percent of his/her time working in real property businesses; AND, More than 750 hours of service during the year.

I use a loan servicer who processes the borrowers payment and then sends to me.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

I've had some not happy when I have asked them to split it out.I've tried asking questions to the IRS customer service reps, and didn't have the best luck.While I cannot cite a specific official guidance on this issue, I consider debit cards exempt.

Hello @Johann Villalvir,Congratulations your accomplishment.Some background: I am an engineer and what I do in our investment services business is primarily data science and software development.We use data mining software to evaluate thousands of properties based on about 40 behavioral characteristics of our target tenant segment.

If the purchase is done in cash, as you mentioned, they’d have more flexibility, but they’ll still want to carefully consider the tax and legal implications of the subsequent sales.I hope this helps, and good luck with your client’s deal!

If you have questions about anything to do with PPR, just call them, they've always had great customer service with me. 

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I am a long-term investor, but I also provide services to long-term investors, so my advice is biased toward that option.