described and refinance quickly,,you only have 6 months (I believe this only applies to 5+ mortgages).If you are refinancing sometimes you have a waiting period, but I have only seen 3 months seasoning required, to refinance,,two totally seperate things.Talk to a mortgage broker that specializes in working with investors ,,they will walk you through it.My broker told me of someone that thought they had to wait 6 months after cash purchase and now have to get a commercial loan

A single member LLC has no effect at all on taxes, unless you elect special tax treatment.

You're welcome @Lisa Perez PM me if you're still interested and I'll put you in touch with my accountants who specialize in cross-border accounting. 

Make sure the service cable has high enough rating for current handling in amps to support this. 

And as an agent you already know that there are macro issues as well like the surrounding neighborhood, future development, zoning, easements, condition of the property, etc. that all can nudge the value one way or another.And once you've done all that then take a quick look at the type of deed the property has, whether there are any liens on it, any special or upcoming assessments and are the taxes current.

A special thanks to @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner for the great podcast I'm on # 78.

There are companies that specialize in such things usually working with defaulted debtors.  

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookYou might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

I am a CPA specialized in real estate but would be a horrible person to have do your taxes...

Hopefully Title III and all the fuss about intrastate exemptions will make the concept more of a household name.California has some special Rule 147 type exemptions and many other states have various other instrastate exemptions.