However, we are all human, and businesses always have room to improve, which we are always trying to work on. 

I'm nervous because I've never had a business before and I still have a full-time job as a cloud solutions architect, which I'm really passionate about - so hopefully it won't be my golden handcuffs that may prevent me to thrive as an investor and  I'm excited because of all the benefits and freedoms being a business owner offers, one of which is to connect and collaborate with forums like this and people like all of you, where I can both learn from and hopefully share later as I develop more experience. :-)

Engelo turns down more business than he takes on.

This drives us to have a little higher barrier to scaling my investing business, however I am trying to go far, not fast. 

Many businesses take on debt to make money did these millionaires benefit from business debt but never personally took out debt.

I and my business partner currently have over 30 units in Martinsburg and will continue to buy in Berkeley County.

All loan expenses can be deducted from LLC or business entity profits for the year and following years. 

We consider looking for or offering products, properties, services, referrals, recommendations, or loans to be advertising according to our forum rules.

Business has slowed down, and they are hungry looking for buyers and sellers. 

Lower of cost or market for determining the basis is also the correct way to treat a personal use asset being placed into service for business purposes.