@Ian Walsh , @Tyler Sharrett @Karla Talancon and @Tommy Morgan Thanks a lot!

Now I don't know as I haven't read any of the policies nor am I an insurance agent selling those builders risk policies.

Originally posted by @Ian Rausch:@Nicholas W.

Originally posted by @Ian Kurela:Are you looking more for cashflow or appreciation?

There is also an event in Culver City on the first friday of each month called business cards and beer, the guy who runs it, Ian Michael is in the real estate world.

Wow@Ian Ippolito Re: checking the SEC and the rest of the internet for lawsuit/legal trouble info - this is a very good idea, but when you come up with something bad, ask the sponsor about it.

The question is whether I an take mileage deduction for my trip from the new location back to my original home for the repairs?

Link below outlines what he got in trouble for. http://www.justice.gov/usao/ian/news/2010/sep_10/9...

@Ian Walsh I'm looking at a property in Philadelphia that is zoned Single Family that the owner converted into a duplex. 

If it was me, I'd have a property management firm and have them treat me like any other tenant so the other tenants would not know that I (an entity I control, actually, not me personally) had an ownership interest in the property.