Quote from @Laura Newton: Quote from @Sean O'Keefe: Quote from @Nick Liao: Hi, Sean, I would greatly appreciate it if you could send me one copy too.Sure, I just sent you the sample material participation activity tracker / REPS Log that follows the guidance suggested in IRS Audit Techniques Guide (ATG) @Sean O'Keefe can you please share sample material participation activity tracker / REPS Log that follows the guidance suggested in IRS Audit Techniques Guide (ATG)? 

You can uses these techniques from California to Maine and from Washington to Florida and almost everywhere in-between.

Just practice and take the plunge; you'll discover what techniques work best for you as you gain experience!

Since real estate agents aren’t trained in Creative Finance and they can’t figure out how they will get paid, it isn’t useful to use a real estate agent for this technique An example of Creative Financing can be found at the link following .https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1264041-how-to-make-a-reasonable-offer-using-creative-financing-to-a-seller Once you have the terms agreed to, you put it into the purchase and sale agreement, (you can get one from Staples or Office Depot) and submit it to escrow.

Correct, but according to the IRS Publication 5653 Cost Segregation Audit Technique Guide this IRS prefers an “onsite” visit.

Hi Everyone! I'm new to real estate investing, hopefully my first offer will be accepted.  I'm glad to have found bigger pockets through the book on buying real estate with no or low money down.  I look forward to eng...

@Josh Lewer really appreciate you taking the time to share such a thorough breakdown and even pulling in excerpts from the IRS Audit Technique Guide — that’s a wealth of information and I’m sure it’s helpful for anyone following along in this thread.Just to clarify the lens of my original question: I was thinking more from the perspective of an investor who is personally handling the day-to-day operations of their rentals (rather than delegating to a property manager).

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Subject To (and other creative financing) is an advanced technique, that while powerful in the right hands is a disaster in the wrong hands.