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Plus, only a tiny proportion of all stock market businesses are backed by real estate or equipment.

There are some very cool re urbanization projects going on right now and 8.5ish preferred return with proportional ownership is the going offering from the developers.

My CPA has instructed me that the auto expenses (at least the proportion used for rental activities), overhead such as office supplies, software, tax preparation, and other items which occur to operate the rental properties (AS A WHOLE) are expensable on Schedule E relative to the activity (e.g. based on number of units per property) by "cost accounting or cost allocation".

Income is split between you and your IRA proportional to ownership, as are expenses.This is just a brief overview - discussing with a qualified Self-Directed IRA custodian or professional familiar with the IRS rules and regulations on alternative asset investing is highly recommended.

The way I look at it, different strategies expose you to different sets of risks in different proportions.

It has has been repaired using "compaction chemical grouting method" which is the normal method of repair for these type problems at least from what I find researching it. 

(I assume that is proportional to the value of the property). 

As an investor, I want to be paid in proportion to how I serve society, not because I'm smarter and I can take advantage of stupid people.   

If your PMI payment is not decreasing proportionally to the amount of principal you owe, then that increasing interest holds true.