If you or anyone you know is looking for full time employment in the field of construction, please have them contact me.  

when you break it down, say you are able to close 7 or 8 deals in a year..you get a check for say 6k, 4k, 12k, 8k, 5k, 13k and 5k...after you put in all the marketing it took to get those deals, pay taxes, you are probably at about 40-45k maybe or even thousands less.Not sure about flipping, (never done one), but my guess is you would make out better, assuming you know what your doing and execute them perfectly.That is a nice amount to bring in from just assigning contracts, but my thought is, the only way to build on it is if you continue to work a job, if not, you just have a stressful self-employment gig and all your profits are going to living expenses.Our conclusion was that finding and buying(holding) real estate deals with built-in equity for cash flow and tax benefits is the best way to continuously make a great deal of considerable wealth.Please share your thoughts, especially those that do these strategies full time, I love to hear different viewpoints!

I fly fish for trout on mountain tops and bounce bait off the ocean floor  and everything in between. 

I feel obliged to add something of a landmark; something that will have my name on 50-70 years from now for all the good I have got from Uganda.I also believe undertaking such a project that will employ over 2,000 Ugandans directly and bring in a lot of foreign exchange is a way of giving back to Uganda and its people for the business, support and the warmth they have accorded me.

Quality firms in this field will do more than just setup the documents, and will provide you with ongoing access to consultations about the use of your plan and compliance with IRS guidelines.If you are self employed and have no full time employees, you would qualify for a Solo 401(k).  

If so, do you pay yourself as a w-2 employee to avoid self employment taxes?

My full-time employment is working as a deep-sea diver and subsea inspection project manager in which I freelance as a contractor.

Income from interest better than what I can find elsewhere without much risk, financing a home for a self employed person who banks discriminate against, and in case of non primary home taking capital gains over longer time period to reduce current tax liability.  

As a self employed realtor you will have trouble getting a loan for an investment property unless you are extremely established and have great net tax return income over many years.

So we're going to be living around the Denver area as my employer is covering rent & I'll be working there.