Paid online surveys (not a good use of time)Use Honey or Ebates or other discount portals for Amazon/eBay or other internet purchases to save a few %Certain credit cards provide 5x bonuses (Chase Freedom has rotating categories) and Chase Business cards are good for auto-pay things like internet with extra bonus categoriesMake a Ghetto Latte at Starbucks and other funCharging up your electronics/phones/Gameboys at work before you leave for the weekendI never paid for Tinder plus or extra coffee beans on When Coffee Meets Bagel 

The title company said all documents can be signed electronically because I'm a cash buyer.

I've been giving away a copy of my old business plans to anyone who signs up for my newsletter.

G & S: [ REAL ESTATE PAMPHLETS, ] REAL ESTATE INFORMATIONAL FLYERS, REAL ESTATE INFORMATIONAL SHEETS,[ REAL ESTATE LEAFLETS, REAL ESTATE BOOKLETS, ] REAL ESTATE INFORMATIONAL LETTERS, REAL ESTATE NEWSLETTERS, PRINTED FORMS, PRINTED GUIDES FOR REAL ESTATE, PRINTED INSTRUCTION, EDUCATIONAL, AND TEACHING MATERIALS FOR REAL ESTATE, PRINTED PAPER SIGNS, PRINTED REPORTS FEATURING REAL ESTATE.

My goals for this year include:1- buy 12 mobile homes and either flip them or keep them as rentals or rent to owns. 2- complete my real estate license by January 31, 20143- sell 6 homes as an agent and help 6 buyers buy a home4- read 5 books (I'm not a reader so that's hard for me)5- less time on electronics and more focused time with my wife and boys 6- network more (one reason why I just joined BP) 7- My 2014 moto: "Live life to the fullest and at the end of each day know I gave it 110% with no regrets" I know if I do this I will be successful.

Now, with electronic billboards, you can buy the number of billboard impressions that fits your budget.  

I also just subscribed to your newsletter to see what I can learn from there. 

I'm looking for a way to collect rent electronically for one unit. 

Following are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k Similarities Both were created by congress for individuals to save for retirement;Both may be invested in alternative investments such as real estate, precious metals tax liens, promissory notes, private company shares, and stocks and mutual funds, to name a few;Both allow for Roth contributions;Both are subject to prohibited transaction rules;Both are subject to federal taxes at time of distribution;Both allow for checkbook control for placing alternative investments;Both may be invested in annuities;Both are protected from creditors;Both allow for nondeductible contributions; andBoth are prohibited from investing in assets listed under I.R.C. 408(m).The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k DifferencesIn order to open a solo 401k, self-employment, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is required;To open a self-directed IRA, self-employment income is not required;In order to gain IRA checkbook control over the self-directed IRA funds, a limited liability company (IRA LLC)  must be utilized;The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;It is prohibited to borrow from your IRA;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance;The self-directed IRA may not be invested in life insurance;The solo 401k allow for high contribution amounts (for 2016, the solo 401k contribution limit is $53,000, whereas the self-directed IRA contribution limit is $5,500);The solo 401k business owner can serve as trustee of the solo 401k;The self-directed IRA participant/owner may not serve as trustee or custodian of her IRA; instead, a trust company or bank institution is required;When distributions commence from the solo 401k a mandatory 20% of federal taxes must be withheld from each distribution and submitted electronically to the IRS by the 15th of the month following the date of each distribution;Rollovers and/or transfers from IRAs or qualified plans (e.g., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

For those who are interested, here are two links for info on the Phoenix market:John Burns Real Estate Consulting (free market analysis newsletter subscription; mainly western states):http://www.realestateconsulting.com/blog/adam-artunian/phoenix-risingRL Brown Report Phoenix Housing (Land and Foreclsoure data):http://www.rlbrownreports.com/====Also, FYI, these are real estate market report/data sites that I use that you may want to copy and paste and keep :Construction Monitor (maintains reports/data on building permits and construction activity in local markets):https://www.constructionmonitor.com/REOExpo (June 12-15/Ft Worth, Tx):http://www.reoexpo.org/about/Real Estate Economics (free local market webinars):http://www.realestateeconomics.com/Real Estate Economy Watch:http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/SiteX (high level foreclosure/lein/NOD/Title/Lead Generation data):http://www.sitexdata.com/Home/index.aspxBuilder Magazine:http://www.builderonline.com/news/ForeclosureRadar:http://www.foreclosureradar.com/Marcus & Millichap (free market newsletters and webinars):http://www.nationalmultihousinggroup.com/HousingWire:http://www.housingwire.com/National Association of Realtors (Daily E-Newsletter; you don't need to be a member to receive this):https://reg.realtor.org/roreg.nsf/prepreg?