I work also in sales and my income is not stable so even more important to have safe ratio, I have some clients with very stable corporate jobs and they are able to use even more leverage and go more for high total return.

Typically, any additional income outside of salary is considered.Sometimes if C-corporations or S-corporations hold your rental properties, the court may even decide that the retained earnings are subject to child support calculations.

Was also looking for countertops; the stores near MSI appear to also deal MSI so it's probably just best to go to MSI . . . that is, if they'll give access to corporate pricing. 

I suppose this is a good problem to have, but the liability potential has me convinced I need to speak with a proper lawyer and CPA professional.I have read through Garret Sutton's first book (Start Your Own Corporation).

The books are already outdated (that isn't to say there isn't any value).The minor might be interesting if you want to get a corporate job in real estate.

Now, here is the catch: 1) You have to have to be self-employed, maybe an LLC or S-Corp, or just sole prop, but you have to have earned income in that business.

You will also need to learn how to create the corporate structure for deals with investors, and how distribution waterfalls and management fees work.

Its like big corporations that own multiple brands they are all separate entities. so he has one tanking and has one doing well and now wants to raise capital for the one that is doing well.

I work for corporate America and looking for an exit strategy as I enter my mid 50s. 

This will give you a feel for the numbers in realtime.Second, I'd advise looking hard at the travel nurse/corporate travel market, as opposed to general tourism market.After arbitraging for 6 months to a year you'll have a very good idea of where to find your 20% CoC opportunity.