Second, living outside of the US for almost 9 years means our credit was dormant and it took a year to rebuild it.We used the proceeds from our home sale to fund the first 2 properties we are doing.

New York’s leaders did the right thing in 1981 when they made the state’s stock-transfer tax dormant through a 100% rebate.

If it takes me more than 6 months to find one deal, then my money is just laying dormant losing value. 

Originally posted by @Aaron Montague:@Wilco Ravestijn... he was late drumming up the security deposit for a tenant. ...Make sure the bank you use will not allow a landlord tenant account or escrow account to go dormant.

Of those ten, 7 have red brick,  9 will have semi dormant grass, and  a yellowish brown color palatte. 

Issues requiring investigation are often found due to some other aspect and there is no check list addressing these dormant or hidden matters as you need to recognize them, the potential for loss or need for additional attention.

Two years later a dormant spring (pay attention to street names) popped up and moved one of the three houses a full 3 inch tilt! 

Most wholesalers find dormant deals, that otherwise would end up in foreclosure, probate or the owners simply procrastinate and wonder "what if?".

Boise Cascade built 27 of them from socal to Norcal mainly in the foothills of the Seirra Nevada some have been very successful others are still mostly dormant like CA Pines.

Same, but a different Series-LLC, for flipping (since flipping is active business and you don't want to mix it with the passive Series-LLC asset holding only one) since it's recommended that you leave dormant your LLC after you sell the flip (which could prove to be costly if done with traditional LLCs) so if there any problems after the sell you don't periclitate the other flips you might be doing.Plus, for taxation purposes, you might want the holding one to be a pass-through, while the flipping one be taxed as an S-corp.As for when, do it when you have enough equity and/or cash flow to protect.