What financial independence says is that your are a sophisticated enough investor to take on larger and more profitable projects that are beyond the scope of the financially dependent.The key is that these new projects are within your control to choose now.Tim

And, Donald Trump has plenty of properties in locations that were already great before he bought or developed--he has a golf course in Palos Verdes; oceanfront condos in Baja; a casino on the Vegas strip; a hotel on 5th Avenue, condos with Lake Michigan views in downtown Chicago, etc.

That is why casinos give people chips instead of letting them bet with cash.

The main city is elegant and sophisticated with daring skyscrapers and an oceanfront, international flavor.

We have to acknowledge that most of the people reading and posting on this board are pretty sophisticated investors who think about pros and cons of each investment.

In an ideal world, you would want all your investors to be accredited and sophisticated and that should allow you to get the securities stuff done for less than $15K.One possible structure for this would be an LLLP or, depending on your state, an LLC.

Kirk dropped out of 8th grade, and now owns half of the casinos on the Las Vegas strip.

Some companies like Argos have very sophisticated software that you might find interesting.

Eventually I wouldnt mind owning a hotel, or even casino somewhere down the road.

This bothers me as it is akin to buying/selling stocks or putting $100 on red or black at the casino.