The thing you're best at, most natural at, derive some amount of joy from (or grace, at least, maybe not full-on joy), and feel drawn towards... that's what's going to bring you the most success.

Most buyers in our market do not purchase for pure investment purposes, as better cash flow can be derived in any number of other markets.

I derive like 95% of my business from social media.

However, if you own UK residential property through a non-UK company, the shares in the company will be subject to IHT to the extent that their value derives from the UK residential property.

In year one you put aside 56k for the four town homes and in year two you bought the office building all from the income you derived as an independent insurance broker?

Any future LLCs will probably be some derivative thereof.Ironically, the house on Maid Stone Road is still owned in my personal name and not my LLC.  

remember the losses is not just derived from the negative cash flow but also depreciating the non-land value.  

Outside of the box thinking is required to develop derivative business models.

Though there might be a little speculation involved because of the fact that you are counting on your ability to make these value-add improvements, you are generally counting on the current cash flow to derive the underlying value and thus the price.

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