I think I'll post a couple separate posts rather than a giant one.From Bryan - Do all of these attorneys work on retainer or can I interview them for free?

The first picture is highlighting a dead stump in the foreground, and the second, and giant gap where a stove should be. 

Basically, the secret of the giants in investing is 2 fold. 

Las Vegas is an area where big builders come in and build a giant subdivision and use up all the land themselves.

I stand on the shoulders of giants,Tevis

The fact of the matter is, Obama has said before that he thinks America should adopt the European model.

Fortunately we have a good supply of eastern Europeans here- they are pro's.

Some people really don't realize how long they have been a giant pain.

I understand there are no shortcuts in this game, besides having a giant network of people who are very successful already.

If you give them advice and you are wrong and they get a giant tax bill they will likely be very upset at a minimum and possibly file a lawsuit if the loss is big enough.However, having said that and giving the obligatory warning that I am neither a CPA nor attorney I will say that my *personal* understanding is that if it is an installment sale and it was NOT their primary residence, i.e. it was a rental property they will likely have to pay recaptured depreciation (all of it) for the tax year of the sale.