But it's stuff like this that makes it really tough to manage properties in the state."

capital gain and passive activity is very different you can't offset each other.see to make this PAL stuff to be make sense you need to combine it with 2 years tax-free first 500k primary buy/sell, 1031 , syndication and development/flipping activity.

Putting that kind of money in a rental is good idea I think, certainly on the major stuff like ac and furnace etc because you won't have to mess with it for 15+ years.

IDI Core is more for private detectives and stuff like that

Couple weeks out of work, a car accident, stuff happens.

I have a had that happen a few times.. you learn this stuff as it happens to you.

I took this out of Tim Ferris' book: don't delay all the fun stuff to your retirement.

@Maximillian Engram   One thing I would say is you get a better network probably as a realtor....you'll probably be able to better cut the fluff from the stuff.   

Quote from @Sarah Grace Haire: Hi Mostafa!

@Daniel Mease fun stuff!