#HubEdge #BostonMA #WorcesterMA" which uses stories from Los Angeles, New York City and Toronto to make a case, in many respects, that there is a luxury rental crisis on the horizon.

  - Treat contractors, lenders, agents, title folks, etc with respect and reward good work with referrals and continued business. 

I would look into Quest IRA and CamaPlan based off of recommendations from investors that I know and respect.

This time, IF we let you have another ride on the Ninja bike/ (i/o) loan, we need you to promise that you'll to respect the bike's power and not be a complete fool/ financial moron!

Good luck and don't be ashamed you have a big heart and respect your elders.

It takes a lot of practice, a lot of not responding right off the cuff when you have to deal with junk, but it does pay well if you can gain the respect of your tenants, and take care of their repairs whenever they call. 

@Alexander QuanWith respect to whether your wife should contribute to her employer 401k plan, that is really a question for your licensed financial or tax advisor. 

Rents at $1720 and $2400 respectively for student housing. :) 

@Lauren Keen I am not sure one way or the other if you can take the deduction since I don't have all the facts, but I can tell you that the real estate professional designation is not a requirement to take the home office deduction with respect to a rental activity.There is nothing in §280A (the home office section in the tax code) that mentions being a real estate professional is required in order to take the home office deduction for your rental activity.However, in addition to the rules regarding the space itself, there is the requirement that the taxpayer's rental activities rise to the level of a trade or business, which the Treasury has conveniently never defined for us.But it seems that rental activities would rise to the level of a trade or business if the activities are substantial, regular, and continuous.However, there is a case, Curphey v.

  ( Vertucci   and Montalongo respectively )When you make it to the top of the teaching business your making so much money that there is absolutely no need to be in transactional real estate..