So determining the value of time versus the value of say doing the work oneself in an active investment. 

I wanted to know if anyone can recommend a way to pay a contractor that doesn't accept credit cards with a credit card to protect oneself from being ripped off.

I feel the only way to success would really be to devote oneself to the altruistic intent of the Opportunity Zones program by making meaningful connections to the community and learning what the biggest needs are, finding sponsors or organizations willing to run a business for profit or non-profit that would really be accepted and welcomed by the community.

There is no magic in real estate investing, it takes the same kind of discipline, hardwork, and intelligence as any other business.Thank You.So true...it takes discipline and one needs to believe they can do it.Real estate is no different from other asset classesFrom selling oneself as a buyer/seller, financing, problem solving etc...its all hardwork to build the business and portfolio 

To excuse oneself from being a decent human being.

In the former statement/world, a person would feel that accountability, which leads to the natural question of "what can I do to afford a home", which empowers self-action, maybe improving oneself, to achieve that desire.

One Multifamily, two MHP, one Self Storage-$70k to pay off my mortgage- $15k for a vacation overseas when Covid is over

If one were to limit oneself to what the IRS “thinks”, then one’s clients would not fully benefit from what the law actually permits.In the John D.

Associates in EconomicsBA double major in Finance, and EconMS International Commerce and PolicyJD focused in transactional law, and estate planningAll of that expensive education taught me to invest in educating oneself and to find others who have blazed a path beforehand...which if you listen to a ton of BP podcasts you should be able to figure out for yourself.

Is there something that can be done to be ready to take advantage of or protect oneself for this scenario?