I've been in direct contact and met with the contractor but he baked the fee in since the PM sent the referral. 

You may never transact in any way that produces a direct or indirect transaction or benefit between your IRA and a disqualified person.BTW.  

While US is indirectly ruled  by Wall St , China still maintain its elite Party Commusariat as the one that decides the fate of the market.

This includes both direct and indirect costs.Direct CostsThe most significant direct costs for real estate investing usually are insurance and property taxes.

Without the relationships directly or indirectly you leave yourself vulnerable to being as they say; getting milked like a cow. ;) Join the fun and invest in the Comeback City.......Go Detroit Go!!!

With rates where they are today if you are not going to house-hack there are other ways to place some money into real estate that are more indirect (i.e. fractional shares, REITs, etc.). 

A powerful way to approach anyone is the indirect approach: “Do you know of anyone who might be looking to hire or that is seeking an intern?”

You are indirectly getting a "benefit" by being able to report the expenses without any income(since you didn't receive cash).2 - For tax return purposes, you can offset rental income from one property with rental losses from another property.

The tenant proposed that he will pay for the insurance deductible in order to cover the damages.My concerns are that given my previous interactions with him, he doesn't fulfil his promises and kind of hinted in an indirect way that i can just keep his deposit.  

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