I mostly blame my naiveness in humanity and eagerness to get the project going.. here are many of the items (not all):All 3 HVAC units went out in the first 3 monthsBoth "high end" endless water heaters died within 6 monthsThe 1918  LEAD pipe entering the home burstSome lighting was found to be battery operated instead of electricUnfortunately a rock from DC water entered the piping which resulted in multiple cancelations and major repairsNo insulation between the upper and lower unit resulting in numerous noise complaintsPitch incorrect in back yard which results in floodingPlumbing piping incorrectly sized throughout homeAll gas lines removed and everything replaced with electric to pass city inspection easier (only house on the st without gas)Oh yeah, furnishing a two units that can sleep a total of 16 people is not easy nor cheap (especially with a puppy).

There are definitely prostitutes, drug dealers, and other types of criminals down the street on Sullivant Ave, but I have a big dog, an alarm system, and lots of guns.

Some of your suppliers would normally be engaging in what we call the "Spring Buy", which is basically an offering of discounted wood (PT, decking, untreated, etc) that the dealers take advantage of to stock up for the spring/summer.

Humans are literally dying out of the stock and real estate market and there are not enough humans who have the resources to replace them. 

I learned a little bit about business, but couldn't really comprehend what to do as we were in a total vacuum on the farm, especially since we knew virtually no one who ran a business.When I was 18 my dad had a heart attack which required that both my brother and I get a job as soon as humanly possible as our mom did not make near enough money cleaning houses to support the family.

It costs $1.99 and requiresThe accounting allows for human error. 

Of course, for those that have already attained a measure of wealth, protecting assets through diversification becomes more important than generating additional wealth, which is an expression of the fact that most humans are risk-averse, the pain of loss outweighs the pleasure of gain.  

If you like dealing with junkies taking dumps next to your fence, hookers doing business next to your dumpster, and cops breaking through your fence to surprise the drug dealers living in the building behind yours, buy a fourplex in Las Vegas.

“[T]here are no specific words of trust in the present case but we conclude . . . that as to all funds received a trust was created…”Ford Dealers Advertising Fund, Inc., 55 TC 761, Dec. 30,654, aff’d, CA-5, 72-1 USTC 9228, 456 F2d 255, nonacq., 1974-2 CB 5, and 1974-2 CB 64In order to avail oneself of the “trust” doctrine, a taxpayer must satisfy two requirements.

That is to say if you do so many deals (depends on state) in a year you are considered a "dealer."