After giving some grace, I had to turn the heat back up on them to force them to make the donation.They made the donation on a credit card, and while it's a far cry from the $50k+ in damages, it was a meaningful amount of money to them.

Would receiving the 1099 interfere with my H1b extension or green card application?

Sounds like you are feeding into pipe dreams.

My husband and I dream of owning a business that will fund our lifestyle.

You could also offer a gift card to a local gym to keep things fresh for health-conscious renters. 

Nothing will crush your hopes and dreams quicker than if the people closest to you think investing in real estate is terrible.

I'm on Lane Kawaoka's e-mail list and I always think about striking out for something, but wondering if its worth it or if it can turn into a house of cards...

He started telling me all the things he thought the listing agent was doing wrong, and even though I didn’t have any business cards on me, it turned into a great opportunity to get my name out there.

I paid her $15K via credit card to her paypal account and another $15K by wire money from my bank.

I only use it for my client do get the credit card feeds but here and there an account or two is completely out of sync and I didn't realize it until my client's assistant was questioning the other credit cards.