It is possible you can avoid dealer status and demonstrate investment intent, but not likely if you establish and maintain a pattern of flipping homes.

I really miss that now that we are in intentional holding pattern for awhile.  

I usually prefer consistency and a pattern but that is just me.  

This is particularly true if you establish a pattern of buying, rehabbing, renting for a year and selling.  

That's why I am noticing a pattern of people doing things on the side when they "retire" using RE.

I would say that they have a pattern that will end up costing you more.

He literally went to homedepot twice, and examined these two pages for 1 hour. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-Brookhurst-52-in-Indoor-White-Ceiling-Fan-YG268-WH/205316898 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-Bay-Glendale-52-in-White-Ceiling-Fan-AG524-WH/204175447Can everybody tell me whether you ever invest any time to figure out pattern or model of a ceiling fan?

Usually something dropped hard enough to break the glass on a cooktop will have an impact pattern in the glass with multiple cracks.

There is a pattern of me not doing my research and being naive in the world of investing.

In that case, the ONLY way I'd ever be able to boot you for your erratic payment pattern...is by paying court cost, AND losing a month's rent!