Devoid of other investments, your entire $50K would be around as the basis (either as capital or as accrued depreciation), so you would pay CapGain on the $50K, perhaps at the $15% rate (unless you are a big earner elsewhere).But during the time you held this investment, you made $10K long term gains in stock (you sold that Apple you bought in 1990). 

My name is Glenn Verley, I'm also in the high desert (Apple Valley).

Apples and oranges. 

@Randall Re II I think this is a sound perspective.I'll also add that it can be helpful to make a true apples-to-apples comparison with respect to your cost of capital.Many investors will look at just the interest rate when comparing lending options, some will look at the interest rate and points, and the most sophisticated investors will take a holistic view, or examine the total cost of capital.The total cost of capital includes not only the interest rate and points, but also the pre-closing costs and fees associated with the loan.Examining all cost variables allows you to make a true comparison between lender quotes.Nice post!

I personally do not know of anyone in my circle that uses anything other than Android or Apple.

@Michael Hayworth  yes generally speaking .... most turn key investors are buy and hold and want to hit a certain delta vs a vi returns... and for sure if you can flip it retail to a homeowner then there is no reason to be in the turn key business and take on that added liability.. however the neighborhoods Generrally are far different.. you don't have a lot of turn key rehab going in areas that also have a lot of retail flip s going on... apples and oranges.

UBIT still apples to an IRA LLC than incorporates debt financing. 

I've been using the app on Apple so it plays through my iTunes but for some reason recently it doesn't even give me the option to play the podcast just to download and even then it doesn't play it once I download

Account Closed no one is being nasty or empersonal at this point but you, by name calling based on your personal assumptions about someone, that's what shallow people do when they can't stand when others don't share their same view as them.I'm not comparing my apples to your oranges, and no I really don't care how may millions your spending in bubble valley vs my working class America.That's your thing and that's just fine, but once again let me remind you, you don't need an agent to write contracts, tho you keep saying that, it's completely false.

I go to the farmers market and buy a couple of apples.