My goal, over the next five years, is to utilize real estate in lieu of my current hourly consulting income, by building a portfolio of rentals.  

Billion dollar tech companies are moving in. 

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

That's three months of mortgage and utilities, the cost of flooring, and the cost of painting.

This one was strange because I ended up splitting the companies and partners involved in the deal so we liquidated halfway through the project. 

Use caution when borrowing against your stock portfolio, especially if it's a high volatility portfolio comprised of individual companies.

Utilizing empty lot space in this way helps to combat the increasing housing prices and limited supply many markets have been experiencing.

The learning curve is probably great on importing large quantities or even just large things from a foreign company.

Corporate Income Tax are 24%, however banks and insurances companies are higher with an additional 3.5% Mortgage in ItalyIt's also important to note that there are no Mortgage companies here, everything is done with 1 of the very few banks here.

I work for a wholesale company that does 10-15 deals/mo in Alabama.