What was different about 2016 compared to other years' is that you could actually find quality product on the MLS and there was choice in the market (for a while), this has since really dried up in some segments.  

Individuals with a net worth in excess of $10M may not be the best source of funding for your projects.  

There aren't many clear benefits which would keep these companies in Providence after the tax incentives dry up.  

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as: a bank, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;an employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million;a charitable organization, corporation, or partnership with assets exceeding $5 million;a director, executive officer, or general partner of the company selling the securities;a business in which all the equity owners are accredited investors;a natural person who has individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person's spouse, that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase, or has assets under management of $1 million or above, excluding the value of the individual's primary residence;[10][11]a natural person with income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year;[12] ora trust with assets in excess of $5 million, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchases a sophisticated person makes."

Because of this I have an excess amount of cash saved up 23k right now from a previous internship and on schedule to make another 48k from my next co-op with the company.

you need somebody which already has the high output deal with post-office, and already has the machines that print/feed those (those babies setup well can do 1,200-6,000 pieces in 5-10 minutes).Pitney bowes is on the low retail side: if you go with them, make sure you keep the machine connected to a computer (usb cable) and check frequently for data updates/ rates updates....or you can check what belt feed equipment they have (special ink required; dry time/properties), and get one at an liquidation/going out of business auction.... the techs for those come with min. 2 hour $200-$250/hrre:folder inserter machine, check the printing (commercial) equipment auctions...Good luck and continuous success

In the last couple of years, I've read quite a few books and done research that leads me to believe that asset diversification and annual portfolo rebalancing are keys to a stable way of growing significant wealth over time without extra stress or using excess energy.I have some SDIRA invested in non-performing and reperforming notes but I don't like it that I accumulate small chunks of cash that I can't reinvest right away.

However, by the time the ink dried on the last sheet of paper at settlement, I was convinced it was the best decision we could have made.

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Rough idea of ceiling dry-wall costs?