@Spencer Cornelia wow I've heard of some long times to close but I think that one takes the cake.

With that in mind, to then try to find best tax position, well, can't have cake and eat it too as they say.

Relatively new to the area and want to meet people, this is a good way to start.If it were me in this situation, I would call up the promoters of the event and ask (as a new guy) if I could bring a grocery store cake and have them announce our new member Christopher brought everyone a welcome gift of a big chocolate cake....Maximum expose for you, at the first meeting for a few bucks, and meetings 2 3 and 4 you are a known person--the cake guy, making conversation easier and more to the point.Just my 2 cents.

You must have business/investment reasons first, and consider tax benefits as an icing on the cake, not the cake.

They can't eat the cake and have it too.

Look, I know of some people killing it at almost EVERYTHING, I call this the "Urinal Cake Principle", because for all but anything you can think of SOMEONE is "The Guy/Gal" of it, no matter how niche or micro-success it is.

If you mean appreciation I agree that that should be seen as icing on the cake if it happens but not be the motivation to buy. 

When you can get appreciation, it’s icing on the cake, but it’s not guaranteed.

As you can imagine, those rural properties with acreage get snapped up like hot cakes nowadays.

All and all though in my opinion the appreciation game is just the icing on the cake.