You will not enhance your standard of living from a 401k.What if I took that same money and put it into something that could pay me now AND pay me later?

;-) Tim you would make it seem like i dislike america, i don't i love this country, i served in the navy for four years to do my part.I honestly like the old american idea where we don't intervene in other countries civil wars etc. we have two huge oceans to keep away terror from our shores, that worked for quite sometime and when that sovereignty was broken on 9/11 we should have went for the true terrorist.

We would have watched the coverage on TV, talked about it, and then quickly moved on, just like the Madrid train bombing, the Mumbai attacks last year, the Qahtaniya bombings in 2007, the Mumbai train attacks a few years ago, the Beslan attacks, etc.In all of these, at least a couple hundred people were killed and hundreds were injured, but other than during the TV coverage of the attacks, Americans didn't really seem to give it much notice.Or how about the fact that a couple hundred people in Iraq are killed every month by terrorism.

This site has provided me with hours of reading material and very good info I plan on using to enhance my retirement.

I don't know your specific market but I believe that would be extremely difficult to cash flow with numbers like that after expenses.Owning rental property is a capital intensive business and not having adequate reserves could lead to making bad decisions.I would spend some time on BP reading about the 50% and 2% rule when evaluating properties as well as discussions that outline the true costs of owning and operating rental property.I would assume that want to get into owning rental property to enhance the quality of your life.

I sealed the slate before putting the grout in, and intend to seal/use an enhancer in a few weeks after its dried out.

Originally posted by Brian Hoyt:I bet they never imagined how coveted wood floors would be today.On the other hand, I bet they also never imagined what horrors would be found in 30 year old carpet...I liked carpet until I got into this business and saw the unimaginable terror that lurks in carpet after even a few short years of relative good care.

I am an internet marketer myself and have a public friendly website for my RE Business, but in trying to figure out how I can legally use it to enhance my business, I realized that I would be violating tons of FL RE laws by also owning a website LLC doing RE business online, soliciting etc, without a license.I was one of those that did every search I possibly could to see if I could wholesale without a license and cut corners, but then I realized no matter what, it is illegal and besides, all that research made me realize that having the RE license will only enhance my entire operation.

. § 1.121-3(e)(2): involuntary conversion of the residence; disasters or acts of war or terrorism damaging the residence; or a qualified individual’s death, unemployment (if eligible for unemployment compensation), change in employment status that results in an inability to pay housing costs and basic living expenses, divorce or legal separation under a decree of divorce or separate maintenance, or a multiple birth.Your best bet is to get with a CPA so that moving forward, you can be advised on proper tax planning to minimize your tax burden.

The email from the QI showing "proof of funds" for the acquisition of replacement property(ies) after the proceeds from the initial sale are deposited into the QI's account - is also a very good move Crystal Gay is friendly, professional, prompt and irreplaceable - she has excellent customer service skills.Suggestions for Enhancement: Add content to the website regarding requirements to be a QI (e.g.