If not a very good selection of real estate books - check out the local book stores.

For self directed IRA accounts, becoming a real estate lender with those funds is the best method in my opinion.Please make sure you are very careful and selective on who you loan to (they must have skin in the game and the loan to value should not exceed 70%.

I think there are two aspects to objectivity: (a) the selection of what to report and (b) how you report it.

Use all the points you can to back up your selection, kinda like a debate.

If an LLC doesn't choose to be a corporation they are either a sole prop or a partnership for tax purposes depending on how many members there are.A (LLC) corporation then can make the S election.

Good point Brandi, you can tell them you're looking for a Realtor in the area that will provide comps so you can select properties you're interested in by zip code and give them some examples of what you want.

It's also important that we don't confuse those people in the first category with the select few in the second category (those who offer their expertise for free with the implicit goal of helping another person), regardless of the label you attach.

I think that experienced buyers will understand what's going on real quick.Another might be default sales, there are people who bid on stuff and never pay, but you simply zap them, report them and move on, relisting the item.Another is pulling the listing, which you can do if you have a buyer in hand off Ebay, but when bidding starts you can't pull it, so you may have say three days up to two weeks of down time, the time line is selected by you as to how long the auction is run.That's about it, I don't think there is any other "down side" to it.I have bought cars, boats, motorcycles and all kinds of stuff off Ebay, never a hitch (except I got carried away a few times and paid too much, LOL)Oh, another point, you can put other sites on you listings as well, so you can direct bidders to your sight where you have extensive pictures of the property, copies of inspections, appraisals, etc. so you don't have to load up the description page on your listing.If nothing else, it would probably increase traffic to your site.

Our effort consisted of visiting the site, contacting the City Planning Department, creating hand-drawn site layout options for the land owner to review and select a reasonable direction, some relevant precedent images showing what the site might look like when completed and an illustrative 3D computer study showing the overall project massing and urban form.

Why not select the following method. 10 years is a LONG time.