While you may be entertained, these people aren't generally going to be ideal for what you are looking for.

You then assign each dollar from that paycheck a job: $900 to your mortgage, $200 to utilities, $150 for dining out/entertaining, $50 for blowing wherever you'd like, and so on.

These people are entertainers not investors, the sooner you figure this out, the easier if will be for you

I would use those publications as entertainment more than education

The post is not so much a lesson in what not to do as it is soap opera entertainment; otherwise, why tell us the whole saga about being beaten?

You KNOW that has to be some good entertainment!  

Watch/listen to Dave R. for entertainment purposes, listen to your accountant to save you money, and listen to other investors to learn how to invest.

Thank you everyone for such an entertaining thread. :)The "elite" tenant really did convince me M2M is the way to go!

I hope I'm proved wrong, but the longterm viability of Reno, which is based on entertainment, is in major peril.Toby: Scout out areas outside of the bay area first, then think about exploring out of state.

Generally meals and entertainment is 50% deductible but if it is something available to the general public it can be 100% deductible.