That may help you deicide it is worth it...I don’t know that I would jump into the real estate business just for tax deductions... there are other ways to reduce taxes that are probably less hands on, and less work.

Also, any coach/mentor/company that is willing to reduce their prices "as a discount" to you is a scam.

Mike-OH will be able to comment on reducing the visible profile (LLCs/trusts and otherwise).As someone else noted using liability insurance has to be part of a good solution.

There are homes that have "reduced" on the signs but overallsellers are sitting, inventories are climbing, and buyers are absent.

Which makes the idea of not being successful even more scary.Brian:There are ways to go about your real estate investing that reduces risk.. a lot.

Again, re-fi might be the only option I can see to lower our monthly payment to reduce the pain a little but we'll still be bleeding out cash, just not from the main artery.Are there any suggestions at all that anyone might see that could help our situation?

It might be worth while if you are getting reduced rent.

Cancel your listing with your current agent and I will reduce my fee by 1% and give you a large pizza"Just kidding… It is something like… “This is not intended to be a solicitation to list your home, should your home already be listed with another agent”… P.S.

Plus if i want to be an agent (they list properties for reduced fees as well) i can get in on that.

Most will "withdraw" the listing which doesn’t eliminate a commission earned if the seller sells you the property.That doesn’t mean that you cannot buy the house, it just means that the Broker has a right to collect a commission assuming they used an Exclusive Authorization and Right to Sell from the seller.There are basically 3 types of listing agreements two of which give the seller the ability to sell themselves without obligation to pay a commission...