., mortgages for a brief stint, flirted with the idea of rehabbing and had my license at one point but went into the music biz instead.

Right I make decent money, 80k-100k, working in IT and some music ventures.

ACCEPTANCE: This instrument will become a binding contract when accepted by the Seller and signed by both Buyer and Seller.

Lots of summer activitiy - camping, music concerts, etc.

My advice is similar to others , get educated.Instead of listening to music on your daily commutes or at the gym, listen to bigger pockets podcasts or Tim Ferriss “Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever” Podcast.

I work my HELOCs like I used to work my credit cards, playing musical chairs with balance transfers.

Can anyone recommend a good website or online instrument that helps buy and hold investors analyze properties geographically.

.- the homeowner next door not liking renters however I wouldn't want to place bad tenants eitherI don't know that this would be a strategy to propel me towards my investing goals however if the numbers are great they may be instrumental along the way.

I look at it like a safety net incase one of my deals blew up on me. in these great years of late were I have paid very large amounts income tax if I had a melt down project and lost say 500 to 1 mil  ( which has happened to me in 09) I could then go backwards and recapture all the tax I paid the last 5 years.Now of course that's me were I have high exposure to risk.. if your exposure to down side is not as great then I think anything you can do to get out of AMT is good.Although I also like the uneven distributions you can do in an LLC and the general flexibility of the instrument itself

Any debt instrument must be non-recourse, meaning no personal guarantee from you.Flipping is a trade or business, and if your 401k/IRA engages in such a trade or business on a regular or repeated basis, there is a trust tax known as UBIT that applies.A leveraged flip is probably one of the more complex transactions one can do with retirement funds, and you will not only want to speak with professional providers of self directed plans, but also ensure that you have a skilled CPA on your team.