(My wife is REP, and I am W2).Plus, I'll have two residential multi family properties that cashflow a little bit - and then I can refinance in the near future to boost that cashflow number up. 

This saves time and boosts efficiency.Cities with metro populations of over one million are usually less dependent on a single market sector or major employer compared to those with smaller populations.

Over 145 million square feet of space has been demolished over the past five years, the vast majority of which is attached to or within underperforming malls.While moderating from the multi-decade high pace seen near the end of 2022, retail asking rents continue to rise at a healthy clip thanks to minimal availability and the significant boost in retail sales coming out of the pandemic.

I also believe that it is incumbent on you as the business owner to ensure your success and if you need to use outbound marketing initially to generate enough leads to sustain and grow your business, then you have a moral obligation to your family to do so.

This is to boost their revenue per attendee while capping attendance during COVID.

Next time you may want to use some leverage to boost your returns but beware because you have to get a non-recourse note (according to the IRA rules) otherwise it would be a prohibited transaction.

The moral, to echo others, since you are fairly new to this, I would have a "mentor".  

Beyond that, no one that I’m aware of tried to identify the real thief, hold anyone accountable, or go after the money (which we guess was quickly deployed overseas).The moral of the story is to always buy title insuranceand don’t assume that any professionals or the 100 forms mentioned above will protect you.

What other BPers are trying to do is steer you away from as many potential business and moral killing problems as possible while you are just getting started.

The rate is only going to go up, they only lowered it to boost the economy during covid.