Originally posted by Bryan Hancock:Ahh....this thread reminds me of the good old BP days ;-)Yes, trying to debate a topic that requires middle-school mathematics when not everyone on the thread understands middle-school mathematics...

Just a mathematical response:The US has about a $14 TRillion dollar economy

As had been aptly proven recently, the political system is broken as well.When I read "tax reform ideas" and especially politically-tinged opinions, I remember a mathematical truth as it relates to our economy.

Or 9.4% to be mathematically correct!

By mathematically calculations, we should pass this sometime in 2009-2010.

I was going to fund the rehab out of pocket, since the banks are just stupid and worthless.ARV=170,000INITIAL OFFER TO ESTATE 10,000 -Includes sales commission, closing costs and 2,000 for each heirREHAB= 60,000So total cost to me to rehab and acquire property is 70,000Once property sells for 170,00030,000 to the estate (10K per heir)40,000 to pay off remaining mortgage100,000 to me to pay off my 70,000 investment +30,000 Profit minus listing commissionI feel like im missing someting since a lot of investors use huge worksheets and mathematical formulas to figure stuff like this out.

It consists of one introductory course and four speciality courses in commercial real estate and unlike the superficial courses many "real estate schools" offer, these are heavy into the mathematical and statistical arenas neccessary for proper deal anaylsis.These courses can be used to meet the requirements for a brokers license.

Itemized deductions and personal exemptions will again phase out, which has the same mathematical effect as higher marginal tax rates.

I'm now 26, a recent father of 1 and a Candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst program, a Financial Engineer (its an odd mix of several areas such as actuarial mathematics, finance, software engineering).

will, i like the economies of scale argument, except for the vacancy thing...if i own 50 units ina building and have 3 vacancies, that's the same as owning 50 houses and having 3 vacancies...so to me, that's more of a mental or psychological factor than a mathematical argument..absolutely hit the nail on the head with forced appreciation..i also love it, bc i can pick up crazy good deals in charlotte right now!