We listed the top 4 or 5, then made a "+" and "-" column... listed their attributes and re-ranked.

Ikea has lots of small accessories and items that make life at home much easier (hooks, storage solutions, organizing rooms and spaces, etc) I have personally never seem a house with those attributes but I think it can also be a niche

Leveraged real estate also has the nasty attribute (as MANY people are finding) that you may have to pay to get rid of a bad investment.

Good points Taz,I will freely admit that our lack of success in the market can be readily attributed to our lack of education/experience.

Easy money, mostly attributable to securitization, resulted in spectacular growth.

You can take a Schedule E expense for the the half attributed to the rental unit.

At one time, I kept default attributing it to my light case of ADD.

There has to be a way to track expenses that are business related and deductible but not attributed to a specific property, isn't there?

Rich and successful, not incognito either, mingling with broke newbies in search of knowledge is unheard of.   Where else do real multi millionaires post with the not so rich and famous.  Its fascinating.Can you point...

Depends on how much value you attribute the manufactured home.