i made 30k throughout the year, why is it when i put the full 30k on my schedule c i get a refund, and when i put 25k on schedule c and 5k as a distribution from my s corp i owe money, i thought distributions dont have SE tax?

If you do a salary, which isn't a good idea, you'll have SE taxes, you will otherwise on draws from profits.

I am the true "General Contractor" not to be confused with project manager (I Manage the ENTIRE project to include actually having the ability to drive nails) not just take 10%-15% for "managing a project"If they decide to hold the property for rental I get 50% of the ARV minus all the expenses of course (including all expenses to get it to turn key).I never enter into partnerships when it comes to the rental per se.

They have collected 90 Satisfied Judgments ($200,000) representing themselves in court (pro-se).

In the situation I mentioned the fight started in the eviction court where it was kicked out by the JP for lack of jurisdiction since it was a fight over title and not possession per se.

I'm new here and am getting started in real estate investing; however, I am an attorney in SE Michigan with years of corporate and real property transactional work at one of the large firms in town.  

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This is not per se a reason to invest somewhere, but I think most of us enjoy being around people we like.

asking because SE  borrowers can  be more challenging to  get approeved as  most  lenders  will  use  previous 2  yrs of tax  returns to  determine the  qualifying income 

On the other hand, higher-cost areas like where I live in SE Idaho, can have good appreciation, great tenant base with income that can pay the rents, and certain areas like mine, low crime which helps.