Chances are you will not get caught, but I have seen firsthand neighbors call police and code enforcement officials when the vacationers were smoking pot, being loud, etc.  

q=predatory+dealing+...So, I still don't know what "predatory dealing" means in any official/legal capacity.You mention the specific situation where the investor seller is financing the deal -- this gets into predatory lending, which is well accepted as against the law. 

In the state of Florida is it legal to ask applicants for date of birth and social security number?

The reason you don’t want to call the most important (or preferred) banks first is that you’re going to use all the first phone calls as a learning process so you can get your pitch down and sound like you know what you’re talking about by the time you reach the banks you really care about.There’s a reason it’s difficult to secure loans.

Rents and security deposits should always and can akways be dealt with outside of closing specifically so they don't mingle with and cloud the 1031 proceeds.  

If not for the good of all, at least for your safety and security.

When this happens, insurance costs increase and it is often difficult for a condo association to secure reasonable insurance rates. 

Well, welcome officially to BP!

My family to your, man I appreciate every sacrifice you have made for the freedom we get to enjoy to do real estate and more.There is another to generate cash flow with all of the stresses of flipping houses and landlording, all are great methods, I have found to investing in cash flow note secured by real estate to be profitable and less complicated.

Some traditional sources of funding include; business loans, loans from friends, mortgages or secured transactions on assets you already own, saving up money from your own income, starting a non-profit and getting grants from the government, etc.