Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Irvine just to name a few.It was hard not to make money in RE back in those days.But then there was also the Aerospace (Moon Landing) recession in ''69, the Arab Oil Embargo of '73 & '79, the Jimmy Carter days of 18-24% mortgage interest rate driven inflationary spiral that tanked the RE industry and the economy in the late 70's and early 80's until we finally got some solid leadership and literally  rescued by Reaganomics in the best economic cycle we've had since the post WWII days.

Originally posted by @Linda Weygant:@Gerald L.What does your cousin's friend have to say about the whole thing?  

Two votes for Brandon - sounds like he's our winner :)  Thank you Linda and Doug!

My partner works in the insurance industry so I second what @Jonathan Carter says.

People like @Amanda Han and @Linda Weygant can help you with more tax strategies

Originally posted by @Linda Weygant:Is there a closet somewhere with the same flooring where you could "borrow" some pieces and then just carpet over the closet?  

Originally posted by @Linda Weygant:I've also heard of withholding 10% - 20% of a project until after it all passes permit inspection, but am not sure how common that is or how well it flies.Today my first rough-in inspection failed (HVAC)  - need to put the return in the ceiling instead of the floor upstairs per the inspector (who I'm told by my contractor is one of those nasty inspector guys...

Originally posted by @Linda Weygant:The ownership in the LLC is an asset that should be taken into consideration when dealing with divorce, marriage and prenuptial agreements.  

Originally posted by @Linda Weygant:Originally posted by @Joe Villeneuve:Sounds to me like the buyer is the one that needs to realize what the house is worth.  

@Matt Robinson @Linda Weygantwow, thanks guys.