Doing this I have been able to outfit most of my rentals with stainless appliances for less than black/white ones could be purchased for.  

There is no black-and-white answer because it is dependent on a few factor.

2) Whether or not advertising on my own website constitutes a general solicitation to the public for a securities offering.3) Whether or not I need to be registered as a broker-dealer for providing investment advice with respect to recommending the purchase or sale of securities.I absolutely plan to consult my attorney on these questions but I’m also looking for some experience based answers and a place to look some of these things up in black and white in order to have a more productive and informed discussion with my attorney.Thank you everyone!

The risk of not taking it is forfeiting your hard-earned money.Where I have a problem is the black areas, as in reckless advice to deduct your groceries, deduct your clothes, deduct your vacations etc. 

A lot of the kind of folks you're talking about are active here on the BP forums, so if you have specific questions about any of those areas I'd encourage you to ask :)If you're looking to meet people offline there are several good investor groups in the RI and southern Mass. area including RIREIG and Black Diamond REI.

Not sure if i am thinking to black and white.

Because the IRS attorneys only want to go forward with cases that are a slam dunk, black & white win for them.

It's a win-win situation for both you and the tenants.This will include some tough love...again, if I'm reading this correctly, you're planning on explaining to your new black tenants that their being broke is a choice they've made.

Two nights ago we found black mold under two of our bedroom carpets.

@Isaac Black you can not make any legal arrangements until the automatic stay is lifted.