If they're smart, I imagine the latter.Now, you can spin things in ways to make it feel like there are negative correlations.

In the end, I decided to: 1) keep my condo, 2) improve it, and 3) invest in real estate in other markets to create alt cash flow streams.It is all enough to make one's head spin...In any case, SF has a ton to offer.

I wouldn't be surprised, since opponents of Obamacare have been grossly spinning this tax to make it sound much, much worse than it really is.

You are in the Philadelphia area, so I suggest you start by checking out DIG at http://digonline.org/ - membership is around $150 (they gave a spin the wheel offer at the main meeting that can give you a nice discount off of that but you then must sign up at that meeting), and every year they offer paid training (usually four sessions) for roughly $80 per session (member price); so less than $500 for training specific to the local area.

That will keep a tenant from spinning off some odd ball business ventures that could change the risk assumptions made, the amount of traffic, hours of operation, etc.A commercial lease can be a hundred+ pages long or less than 10, your attorney should cover the bases for your area.The meeting of the minds comes not only from the written agreement but by conversations you have with the tenant, be fair and consistent.

If you have a $500K asset free and clear spinning off cash flow of $50K ($40k of which is taxable), you might leverage it to bring taxable income closer to break-even.

my head is spinning thinking about what type of mortgage would be best for my situation.If I choose FHA, I will most likely be moving into the residence alone.

If you do this bassackwards you get a contract on a property and spin your wheeels looking for a buyer that may not even be there.

It costs capital and time to take a listing and promote it and a broker/agent only gets paid when it closes and not when it is just listed.If a broker/agent takes some that sell and some that do not then they are spinning their wheels and the cash from closings is going to prop up the loser listings.

So, for the first 3 months of the mentoring, my head was spinning with new information.