At the simplest, you take the costs of the improvements, divide by 27.5 and that's your annual depreciation.

In the simplest terms it's the official process through which a decedent's assets are marshaled (gathered), creditors are given an opportunity to make and prove claims against those assets, and eventually the heirs or beneficiaries are paid their percentage of the remainder. 

In simplest terms - It allows the buyer/seller to pay for a years worth of interest UP FRONT, thus getting 1% lower interest rate for the first year. 

Most importantly you can get carried interest which in the simplest terms means that you, as the investment sponsor, can receive a percentage of the profits disproportionate to your capital contribution (even if you contribute no capital at all). 

The guys I went with cannot seem to get even the simplest task done correctly or on time.

If at all possible I'm in need of advice on the best and simplest way to write a portfolio contract. 

The simplest way to describe a self-directed IRA is simply that the investment choices are opened up beyond just what Wall St. sells, to include things such as real estate, private mortgages, stock in privately held companies, precious metals, etc.As with any IRA, all activities must be wholly within the IRA and exclusively for the benefit of the IRA.  

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@Tim PorscheI agree with Christopher, your most cost effective and simplest solution is to scrape the ceiling, texture as you see fit, and paint.

I live the Los Angeles area because it is never too hot, never too cold and everything is so close you can go swimming and skiing in snow on the same day.This has been the greatest and simplest place to become a multi-millionaire during the past 47 years because of the millions of people and diverse ethnic groups.