The reality is no one knows what's going to happen until 6 months later.

While the idea of owning internationally is attractive, in reality it tends to be much harder to buy property in other countries (especially European countries).

The wrong lender can sink you, and trying to scramble to find one may skew things.

Make sure under the sink there at least a big piece of plywood that can take a water leak.

I got to my current financial success through a series of well thought out endeavors but with a massive sink or swim element as I am often self guided..."

is.... well it's idiotic, no 2 ways around that reality, it's dumb squared.

So there is huge risk expecting the 15 year limit to be reality.  

There are several different types of income in the US tax code.Two main types are “active income” and “passive income".Active income is money you earn from working, such as wages from a W-2 job or income from running a business.Passive income is money you earn from investments like real estate, stocks, or rental income from your RE portfolio where you earn $ without actively working.Normally, you can't use passive losses (like losses from real estate investments) to offset active income like your salary from a W-2 job.That is unless you are an RE Pro.The reality is, that Real Estate Pro status is just a filing status similar to filing married or jointly.And if you are a real estate professional you CAN use passive real estate losses to offset active income from other sources.To qualify as an RE Pro you must:1.

These lenders essentially take the profits that rightfully belong to their clients—a practice that is not only unethical but destructive to the industry as a whole.The reality is there are plenty of good deals in the market.

Well yes if you are successful.The reality is 87% of those who try to make a career at selling real estate fail out of the business within just a few years.