It was no longer earning anything... so I figured this would be a great opportunity to continue contributing to my retirement and get in the real estate game.

But there are many nerds out there, who develop custom crm apps every day.

Treating my rentals as a business, I actually have a customer that has posted a reference for me on my Yahoo business page.

I asked them if they had ever had one of their customers go through the process with the IRS and actually get a favorable determination (that would have made me feel better about my particular plan implementation). 

Do you have any creative suggestions on the end game for investors in my buy and hold business?

The name of the game anymore is "degree and".

Kristine,I think another factor that I alluded to in my original post is that a lot of people have been waiting on the sidelines and are now getting in the game.

I built a custom special needs residence that has no steps, either inside or outside, wider door opening, extremely low pile carpet, no cabinets below kitchen and bath sinks, wider halls, more exits, and a large shower with no lip.no curb between the floor and the shower.

If he's like me, he'll love being able to look at houses with you or talk real estate and see someone else get into the game with him.I think in the back of my mind, the other thing that I see is the possibility that I may invest with some of these people in a larger project at some point.

Its been over a week since i ordered it from their website and i havent recieved it nor have i received any kind of order confirmation/shipping information/response from their customer service.