I'm not sure if that's a joke or if that's serious...Just in case it's serious, the only "death panels" I currently know about are the panels of people that private insurance companies have who determine what treatments will be approved and which treatments will not be approved, independent (and often in contradiction) to what the doctors recommend.This is why health care reform is so important -- those who have a conflict of interest when it comes to life/death decisions shouldn't be involved in the decisions in the first place.

You wouldn't have a foot doctor do your brain surgery now, or would you?

That's why very few doctors and lawyers are truly wealthy - they ultimately depend on their own time to make money.

There are realtors, lawyers, accountants, doctors, and INVESTORS that give terrible advice, BUT there are realtors, lawyers, accountants, doctors, and investors that give good advice too.

I've had more where its a doctor and his daughter relocating from England to the US.

Hi John,I'm not a doctor, a lawyer, or a plumber, etc. etc.You're off to a great start.Since your assets are basically the rental itself and your own cash, it's unlikely you need an LLC for protection of assets.An umbrella policy would be a good idea, just to make sure you do have some coverage in case some dorkhead slips and falls on your property.

I would "hobnob" with doctors, lawyers, business people, anyone successful that wants to invest there money differently.

If you're really concerned about them making claims that the photos are doctored or old, bring a newspaper with you with the day's date on it . . . .Once you cede control of your property to your tenants, they will try and walk all over you.

I joke that I get the D because I'm half a doctor!

For example, you may be a doctor who has some extra cash and decide to use it to buy a property and rent it out.