I bet they got their "information" from the internet.

I've thought about it for a rental property, but it would require an internet connection, conceivably the tenant, in order to provide the feedback from the meter portion. 

The internet and TV has lead to the massive spread of information regarding real estate investing in the last 5-10 years.

There are currently 10 items, which I affectionately refer to as the "10 Deadly Sins" that if they are included in your Wisconsin residential rental agreement will render the agreement void and unenforceable.In my representation of landlords over the past 20 years, the two most frequent situations in which I have found an illegal provision in a rental agreement were because: (1) the landlord decided to draft his/her own rental agreement and didn't know that Wisconsin law prohibited him/her from including certain language, and (2) the landlord used a rental agreement that s/he found on the internet that was not drafted by a person knowledgeable about Wisconsin landlord-tenant law.Section 704.44 of the Wisconsin Statutes sets forth the prohibited provisions.You cannot include a provision in your Wisconsin residential rental agreement that:1.

Be it stocks or real estate.If I want to gamble, I'll go to Vegas and loose quickly on the slots so I can have a cigar and enjoy a cocktail.Much success

I'm pretty sure the numbers all look great for when the project is completed, but then again, I'm just some dude reading the internet and throwing my life savings around like I'm at the roulette table!

But yes, sadly most retail investors don't know what they're doing and end up gambling.4.

I had one tenant who didn't use the internet, so I had her pay cash at my bank into my account.

Not, hey lets gamble since I love risk with 100k or more, and lets put my personal house, and car etc on line.

(The reason you pay an expert not listen to me or the internet.)I BELIEVE in a community property state you get a 100% stepped up basis.