As such, there can be no transactions or any direct or indirect benefit between the IRA and your wife in either direction.  

It's sole director would be removable at will by the president, and its budget would be controlled by Congress through the traditional appropriations process.The CFPB currently has expansive power to crackdown on what it considers "unlawful and abusive practices," can write regulations on the financial industry and is funded through the Federal Reserve.Panel Republicans lambasted the CFPB as an abusive threat to the economy and to constitutional separation of powers, while Democrats touted the more than $11 billion the agency returned to consumers through enforcement actions.Democrats offered several amendments to strip those provisions from the bill, which also fell along party line votes.Throughout the hearing, Democrats criticized Republicans for starting with a massive, 500-page bill combining bipartisan measures with long-sought GOP targets.Several asked Hensarling to abandon the CHOICE Act in favor over a bill focusing on community and mid-size banks.

OK so I am a total newbie and terrified with real estate investing mainly because everything seems to be such a drawn out process!  Everyone has nightmares.  Everyone has an opinion! I guess my main fear is just doing...

I've worked with them on a daily basis, many of my friends are Realtors, we are in the same industry, I was on the Board of Directors of my local Board for a period of time and I understand your problems and worries and your opportunities.

Find whatever advantage you have - inexpensive VA financing ... a flexible wife who doesn't care whether she lives north or south of a freeway ... your funeral director Aunt Betty in Muncie, Indiana....  

Perhaps as an "office" or a den with no privacy.The counter top extension with the legs seems bit unusual, especially since the floor height differs and prevents chairs being up close to it.The split vanity in the master bath is bit unusual, also.

I almost fell off my chair. 

My mind tells me that when she tries to apply for parking stickers, the HOA Board of Directors may take notice and take some sort of action.  

I have a good relationship with the CFO and director of my department, so If things get bad I think I will have an opportunity to come back.

I took my idea to the local zoning director because it would require a variance, and he said it would probably be accepted by the city counsel.