Because otherwise I'd rather focus my energy somewhere else that might be more productive.

There are no deductions for anything you're doing, with the possible exception of specific items like energy efficiency improvements.

Or a list of do's/don'ts, or how to bullet-proof yourself (as much as possible, anyway) from the horror stories you hear about of being a landlord?

When former energy trading giant Enron filed for bankruptcy in 2001, one of the largest at the time, it had $63.4 billion in assets.U.S. prosecutors charged Madoff, 70, with a single count of securities fraud.

Don't waste your time, energy, and legal fees and just move on.

The reasoning is simple, it takes a LOT of energy and effort to get someone from 0-8 deals.

Since the beginning of 08, I have diversified to include film, bio-ventures, government and aerospace, and oil & energy.

You'll save a couple hundred bucks a year on printer ink, you'll save a couple bucks a month on a fax line and you'll use a little less energy in your home with 1 less piece of electronic equipment.

No more welfare, unemployment, minimum wage, social security or medicare (for people who are under 50 now), medicaid, Section 8, EPA, department of education, department of energy, OSHA, etc.

I mean if you consider your time + hardware + curb appeal of new energy efficient windows?