In your own home, the bulbs, particularly the replacements for halogen (GU-10, PHAR-20, etc) are a must - massive reduction in energy consumption and waste heat.In our rentals, we've moved towards using LED fixtures w/o bulbs {students will finger the LED bulbs just as readily as any other}.  

That proved sufficient, but I was surprised at the amount of upfront costs and small expenses that homeowners and investors face - taxes, assessments, energy bill one time charges, etc, etc.  

I will be working with my mother who has a full time job i dont so that will be good i can give 100% energy and time to REI.

It happened with airline stocks in the 60s, Energy in the 70s and of course Internet and technology stocks in the 90s.Gold is a speculative investment has no intrinsic value, it's value is purely based on the demand.

The government has already hinted at trying to tax various other tax-havens over the past few years, and I have little doubt that at the rate we're burning through cash Congress of the future will say "yeah, we made a promise, but so sorry... gonna tax you anyways."

Surely he/she should be burning a hole in getting that fixed.

Don't burn bridges so soon in your tenancy.Govern yourself accordingly. 

I landed my first job at 14 and now at 23 I feel like I'm ready to work for myself.....while I still have the energy!!! 

Most hired hands are going to burn out fast after they have to chew out a misbehaving sub the third or fourth time.Let me give you an idea from my perspective -We are a design build firm and handle projects including plans, design, permit, material logistics, payroll, book-keeping, ground/assembly management, scheduling, rescheduling, vendor management, quality control/assurance, and every other aspect of construction.We typically have about 5 'ground active' jobs, and 5-7 more in the hopper in some phase of planning, design, or permitting.To accomplish this, we have a meager staff of 2 designers (one of whom is a 20 year architectural veteran), a full time office manager, a full time site manager, a helper who splits time between being a carpenter's assistant and a gopher for materials, and someone who does scheduling and material takeoffs.

That could be a busy street, burned out or abandoned houses in the neighborhood, railroad tracks, industrial areas, steep hill/driveway, near the interstate, next to a graveyard, funky layout, high ceilings, etc...