Show separately for 2017 and the 3 preceding years: gross sales, cost of goods sold, gross profit, percentage of gross profit to gross sales, amounts collected, and gross profit on amounts collected.It seems, after reading this, that your solution would be the correct one - enter the gross profit for each year on Line 1 of Schedule C with a separate statement attached to the return describing the installment sale and how you arrived at the gross profit. 

If you are not a fit for our business model, I can usually recommend a better fit for you.If you are just looking to interview several, the ones that I would recommend checking in to would be:Of course me.

I have slide a washer & dryer on it of course I was careful.

My experience with owners knowing tenants was good in one case and in the other I heard (post-sale of course) about all sorts of verbal promises the owner made (not on the lease) to tenants. 

I  go to these things to gain a little bit of information if any, but I see no reason to go to the paid ones since I can get the information I need via online like Bigger Pockets. 

Note: a Mortgage Credit Report will pick up dirt that those worthless "Online" consumer fico score reports won't show.Depending on how much of a Credit Criminal you have on your hands, in addition to a substantial "refundable deposit ask for 1st month's and last 2 month's rent up front (note: need to open an escrow account to deposit the rent payments and deposit collected)Write lease with an "EPD"  (Early Payment Discount), meaning if they ensure that you receive the monthly payment BEFORE the 1st day of the month, the rent is discounted $50, $100, $300 or whatever, depending on if you are leasing out a $50k home or a $3,000,000 home.And the very first time the rent is 5 days late, hire an evection company to go post an eviction notice to start the process and/or show them you are not playing and they will likely ensure you receive the rest of the rents on time after thatAnd I could go on and on listing things to do, but these are a few good ones  

The home prices here in OC are appreciating..although it's anybody's guess of course how that will all play out in the future...so the house will only increase in value, I would expect.   

My intention is to align myself with dialed-in colleagues, learn, progress and of course make some sales.

This option of course has many other factors to consider.If you choose option 1, make sure you have enough reserves to cover the negative cash flow for many years to come.

I would suggest looking at some rental listings in greenville online.