I’m a real estate agent in McKinney, Texas & I also run a criminal defense law firm.

Adequate insurance is generally recommended as a first line of defense and may play a part in this decision as well. 

A lot of investors seem to be buying in here as long term defense plays.

After they settled down, I went back into the room with this Home Defense spray from Home Depot and sprayed the nest directly, ran out and shut the door stuffing a drop cloth underneath the door so they couldn't get out.

Your first line of defense is avoiding the solicitations you receive here or from anywhere else, @Trish Dunn.

So your first line of defense is to stay in real estate. 

I would be curious what they say in their defense. 

Algorithms that tailor choices are in fact controlling your environment, not sure why it’s better if it’s for capitalist purposes.What the IMF is really saying is “you know banks should really catch up to the market here.And yea, the monitoring and social media stuff by govt is scary too—right now the only real “defense” is obscurity and a strong legal system.

It sounds like in your experience, creating meaningful relationships comes from producing at a high level, through both hard work and quality work.I hadn't considered that as you grow your wealth and business, some of the people around you might feel alienated and defensive.

Yes, good idea- Breaking out those things on your own may require defense in audit since it's not clearly stated in tax code.