That is, the same deductions are available regardless of the presence or absence of a business entity.

For us, long-term investment rationale + physical presence = simplicity, which is always good.

For 2015, you can also contribute up to $53,000 to your Solo 401k, of which $18,000 can be allocated as Roth contributions.Qualifying to set up a Solo 401k entails the following:The presence of self-employment income, andHaving no full-time employees, defined as those, besides the business owner and his or her business partner and/or spouse, working more than 1,000 hours per year.

You won't be able to out-market or out-spend the professionals who have spent years branding themselves as the "expert" in their sub-market.If you spend money, spend it on "active" marketing which gets your face, voice, and presence directly in front of people you may do business with.Think Outside of the BoxDo the things that most people won't do.

The presence and or choice of job was not under consideration.Now - I have my reasons why even though I agree with you and the video, I think job is the wrong way to go.

Get it will the gettings good and get out when you hear a whisper of PSNS shutting down or of a die down of military presence.

@Ryan Billingsley Right now we are just in Kansas City and even at that we haven't put a lot of time into growing our presence there.  

I liked BofA for their national presence when I traveled a lot for work.

In Houston the "slums" are seeing active construction and increasing government presence (beautification agendas, active city notices to clean up, etc.) as there is a mass movement for "urban living" within these areas 15 min or less to downtown/medical center.

I would ultimately like to automate the business so that my physical presence isn't necessary all the time.Right now, my hang up on living in LA while investing out of state is that I am still paying my ever increasing rent.