In other words, not putting all your eggs in one basket...:)

Still the best available in a basket of goods.  

But I am not putting all my marbles in that basket. 

I did make a lot of sacrifices (and still do), but now is the time to start reaping the fruits of those sacrifices, while I continue building my business.

Perhaps a thank you basket.

The items in the inflation basket may be meaningless to you, or highly relevant.

It sounds like you're dialing and dialing for any piece of juicy low-hanging fruit, in what is the most insanely competitive of industries, against the most savvy and well-connected of competitors - and then blaming our profession (of which you're a part) for not delivering "profit for all"?

What they basically do (via establishing trusts) is they make it very difficult and expensive to search for you and it's not worth their time to pursue you as there are lower hanging fruit. 

No guarantees of course but having all your eggs in one basket is the thing that scares me.  

At least that's the game plan in my Simple REI mind :) Wanted to get your input on the approach If it makes sense to you as the SAC Subject Matter export (SME) Also, my goal is to get another property maybe in the Bay Area this time (but the price as we know is just crazy high with no sight of appreciation if we buy at current market so the feasibly of that is low) but also considering another Elk Grove property although my risk profile goes high as I'm putting my eggs in 1 basket.