.#1) If I have capital gains from stock dividends and interest income (high yield saving accounts, etc) are those offset by my PALs.

@Jonathan Greene At risk of getting sucked in here, I did go ahead and click on Account Closed's post here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/925/topics/1217313-dete...I often agree with what you have to say, but in this case, I have  to disagree. 

You can usually find news articles, real estate websites, or government agencies that report annual growth.

I don't think it will fly with a monthly fee for a semi-annual.

Did you talk to a consultant or another accountant/bookkeeper about what happened?

@Devin Voelker$1,800 x 8 months occupancy = $14,400 annually $1,200 x 12 months occupancy = $14,400 annually Are you confident you can get over 8 months occupancy for the midterm? 

I'm in a small community in a state that doesn't exist, so my BP account doesn't bring me any real business to speak of.

By saying that, you now will have to delete your email account and block your DMs, but the good news is that there are a couple good ones in the bunch.

My friend is a real estate investor who had an SDIRA account with Vantage IRA out of scottsdale, AZ.

I’m trying to have him see the bigger picture if he puts money in tax advantage accounts first and strategically uses a tax professional, that he will be able to offset his high tax bracket w2.