Greg,It sounds like you enjoy being hands on and at the same time investing.

I enjoyed calling contractors, attorneys, going to town hall, Realtors, etc.

Hi Joe,The tenants have a right to "quiet enjoyment" of their property, which means that you shouldn't be disturbing them.

The short sale team love calling and faxing every day so they enjoy short sales.John Corey

The IRS would not allow the individual to deduct the mortgage because the interest is not from a personal residence or vacation home and there is no rental property in the individual's name to offset the deduction against the income.

He just asked her about her family, vacation, what she did for fun, etc.The next day I spoke with the client and it was like we were old friends.

He is very hands on and enjoys certain work.If the buyers are to be repeat customers then you need to understand what they like.Is that what you wanted to know or are you asking something different?

In '2002 I found that my business travel had increased to approximately 80%+ and started contemplating my next career interest/move.In early '2003 I left the corporate world and got involved in the landscaping business, however this quickly turned into doing other types of projects for people and it led me down the road of providing value-added property maintenance management services.It's now going on 5 years in this business and although it's had it's ups-and-downs I have extremely enjoyed doing this type of work and helping others.

Louisiana Representative Jim McCrery said the provision could hurt housing markets in coastal communities.Tightens QualificationThe realtors association told lawmakers in a letter last week that the vacation-home provision ``does not eliminate any tax benefit but rather tightens the requirement'' for qualifying for the exclusion from capital-gains taxation on the sale of a home.U.S. law generally allows married homeowners to exclude as much as $500,000 in profit on the sale of a second home, provided the owners have lived in it for at least two out of the previous five years.

Real estate has always been an interest of mine ,bought my first condo 1.5 yrs ago and I think I found a solid deal and really enjoyed understanding the local market.