We had considered costs for management when we invested, but actually amazed at how time consuming it was weeding out the wackos with property managers trying to promote their own side businesses (requiring you use their blind cleaning company, landscaper, carpet cleaner, etc.).

For example if they are blind and need a service pet to help them get around, you cannot say no to renting them based on that reason alone.

By doing so you will save a lot of $$ on junk fees and commissions to the life insurance guy who sold you cash value life insurance policy.Now, if you have no discipline of saving and investing, and the only way you can do it through cash value life insurance policy where you have 'forced" savings component, then this type of policy might be OK for you (but then you would not be hear on the forum talking about investing).So do you research, don't just blindly believe what insurance salesman tells you, you will find that most consumer advocates will agree that term policy will be the best way to protect your family financially.Let me also add, there might be some other estate planning benefits of the cash value policy, that this would apply once you have a net worth of $3MM or more.

It was one of those places that made it look nice to the uninitiated and us being new at this, were totally blinded.

I considered buying one in a nearby area a few years ago for my first home, but quickly learned there are a lot of additional costs for things that would already come with an existing home, such as air conditioner, blinds, etc.

No reason they need to drag that mutt around unless they have severe epilepsy or legally blind .

Going to try to hit the sack with this blinding sunlight!

Blindly doing what you're thinking about doing via TurboTax because you read about it online is the stuff that amended returns and high CPA fees are made of."

It's the blind leading the blind and  when something goes wrong ( usually does ) they both try to point fingers at each other and claim they were duped!

When the rules change to allow non accreds into their deals these guys business's RS and RM are going to Explode again.. although both companies have just received VERY large VC capital infusion.. they will be the new super HML of the future.. and that's my take on it as a HML that has been doing this 30 years.... a lot of smaller companies are puckering as these guys move into a market and can under cut the locals rates.Although with every investment the investor does still need to do their due diligence can't just invest blindly and willy nilly...