@Todd Trader My rent is on the high side of the market around here.

Never take stated income at its word or trade rent discounts for repairs done by the tenant. 

I work for Trader Joe's and while it's a cool company, it's still trading hours for dollars with someone else telling you when you have to work.

This was Costco's organic, and it does look different from the grass fed I have had from Sprout's and Trader Joe's.

I am a 35 year old full time farmer and Stock option trader.

Our CPA is saying we will be classified as a dealer/trader and subject self employment tax on the first 150k then regular short term capital gains tax.

If your not interested in real estate and don't want to trade this market (it's a traders market now; not ideal for long term investment) i'd get your own fiscal house in order and hoard cash and wait for yields to rise - and rise they will.

Groucho had a reputation of being wealthy and was asked about it afterwards by one of the floor traders.The SETUP: Trader: "Groucho, where do you invest your money?"

As a stock trader it would have been unheard of and impossible to have traded without a broker.

Hedge Funds do not like to get their hands dirty, they are not business operators they are skimmers and traders.