Then the numbers become irrelevant except when you are sipping ice tea in Scottsdale at a world famous resort pool during the winter months and you are comparing the two income streams.

My name is Brandon (not the famous one) Craig. 

After that, check on Dataroma.com and see if any famous, successful investors like Buffett own any REITs, and pull up the investor presentations and annual reports and see if you like what they see in it.  

There is also the famous Dave Ramsey line of books that have helped millions. 

If economic parity between you two is not a problem (file it under "famous last words") - then yes, each can report his/her respective contributions on taxes.

Then you go to the beach and road warrior rage is famous, you really wouldn't. 

When I was stationed in San Diego, there was a famous bail bondsman whose advertisements were: "It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me." 

I was making a run on SFR's  issues were when Buffet made that statement that Is now famous..

Loans became famously available to anyone who could for a mirror.

It has been often suggested here and elsewhere to pursue something that keeps a toe in the water of the working world, as it limits the downside risks, and could turn into a fruitful enterprise for post-retirement.At the request of a friend and BP associate, I've been asked to provide expert opinion and electrical analysis on residential properties that are either on the market, or recently sold through his brokerage, as there are many customers who want a deeper look at their electrical system, deeper than what a typical home inspector will do, but they are not ready to ask a contractor to come out and simply give a blank check to 'fix whatever's wrong' (famous last words).