The political/social climate is ridiculous today.

Subject to federal and local income taxes at your ordinary rate, but not subject to medicare or social security.  

Think about what landlords want: they want people to pay on time and be respectful of their propertyOnce you raise the idea of leasing the property and then selling it, then you need to sell the idea of rent to own and how you can place the right tenant buyer in their propertyHow I do this is I show them my tenant by air intake forms, I do cross of their names and Social Security numbers but the physical proof that I have buyers already helps build credibility that I know what I'm talking about I make generally 3% of the value of the property in an assignment fee doing lease-option assignmentsI might do sandwich lease option if the deal is terrific

But I'm also finding it can be time consuming and sometimes distracting from my goals - just like any other social media.Do you limit your time using biggerpockets?  

Socially ran into the managing broker at one of the local realestate office.  

Any for starting out with using social media for marketing my business and growing my network?

I'd like to plan a very social, and very relaxed meetup for local area investors and investor related folks to meet, hang out, swap stories/ideas, network, and overall just get to know the folks in and around your market!  

For instance, they may (I say may because I don’t know their formula) use your social media presence to make sure you are not a scam and/or that you are doing well.

I am not sure if I should be more focused on economic indicators or social ones, age, race...  

If the eventual goal is to live off the rental income when you retire, then how much income will your rentals have to provide (to supplement pension and social security).