How to Grow Up to 1000% Richer in the Great Real Estate Collapse of 2009 and we will share You our Best Advice, Tips and Tricks From our 10 Years of Real Estate Investing Experience.The Clinton Tax Act has clarified the difference between investors who buy New York repo homes and sell them as dealers, and developers who buy and sub-divide real estate to sell it in lots. To determine the status of whether a person is an investor or dealer is not a simple matter.