There's conflicting evidence on the first $5,000 for a "passive" real estate investment online and I couldn't tell if the $5,000 rule is only in effect for "active" investments.3.

I understand there could be more here that I'm not seeing, but no major fixes popped out at me.Thanks for the insight!

I found this form online that seems to be sufficient.http://www.cslb.ca.gov/Resources/MechanicsLien/ConditionalWaiverAndReleaseOnFinalPayment.pdfAlso, what do I need for taxes?

This would cause major moving of kitchen items. 

I've noticed the majority of REIA in the Boston area tend to be on the north shore.

Dunno...Unless there's some "magic" way to find such properties other than by checking the public records available on line (go down to the courthouse or recorder's office?)

Do I have a attitude, you bet, can't collect from them when they default and 80% will be a problem guaranteed.The vast majority on welfare of any type in Ontario are scammers stealing tax dollars and all believe they deserve every cent they receive.

I can relate to not wanting to make a big mistake early in your investing career and taking a major set back.

I was hoping to find something very clear online about what it actually means more specifically, but am having no luck.So normally, under that standard languaging, if consent is requested to assign a commercial lease, does "performing a standard screen/background check on the new would-be tenant, as if it were a completely new application for an unoccupied space" count as something I can legitimately do?

We stopped because the majority of our networth was in property and we wanted to let our stock and bond portfolio catch up a bit.