Is this something common?

  - Keep commonly bunched forms in folders on a service like Dropbox or Google Drive. 

The surveyor made an error (although this is definitely not as common). 

They do take foreclosures now and then, but I think it is not all that common and not if someone else has purchased them.

Bank foreclosures are common, because people just left town and let the bank have the house. 

Here's some other keys that I'm hearing that are common reasons why investors sell, 1031, and reposition.1.

@Anthony Dooley Land Contracts are extremely common in WI for investors to use and there are a lot of them out here making a ton of money on them.

A lot of fraud can be prevented with two things, one of which is tougher than the other: 1. common sense and an eye for these things and 2. trust but verify.

Again, without seeing the documents and putting in the research time, it's not possible to offer anything more than general advice.If you're unsure about treatment you may want to think about onboarding a tax professional who can dedicate the time to dive into the details for you.Best of luck.

@Mohamed AbdirahmanWelcome to BP, glad you're here trying to get started.This is a very common question and very common approach.