Ray Dalio is saying that actually, "cash is trash" because what is coming is not merely a market crash or a housing market crash, what is coming is the collapse of the US DOLLAR.

I goggles my name and city and the first item is BP and second is Facebook and within mere seconds you know where I work and the phone number.

This is merely an assumption that I noticed after doing some VA work for one of the agents just as a learning tool.

It will be nice to hear from the perspective of a 'mere mortal'.

The downside is SE tax.If it is merely an investment in nature, and does not rise to the level of a trade or business, it is ordinary, portfolio income. 

If it didn't, you didn't have high enough policy limits on your auto.Disclosure: I am a former State Farm Agent and a current policyholder.

Here’s some numbers for you, at a mere $500 below market rate rents.

In the borrowed capital was used in an activity that is a mere investment, or is personal in nature, a 1099-INT obligation won't exist.A Form 1098 obligation is only triggered if the loan is a mortgage and the interest is received in the ordinary course of trade or business of the lender from an individual or sole proprietor taxpayer. 

It may not be fun 'thinking' you'll be leaving money on the table by lowering your rent... but really... lowering you rent by a mere $25-$50 can be enough to make your rent irresistible and you'll likely recoup that in decreased vacancy. 

Merely gauging interest in an idea.