@Bill Gulley  I had some interest in learning lease options to have that tool in the bag if the right situation presented itself but I've been unable to figure out all the details to make it legal.  

Growing organically sounds great, but it doesn't work on FB anymore, not unless you are posting clickbait titles like "I went to the coffee shop for a cup of coffee, you won't believe what happens next!"

I would say it's a C or D area, but it's a great location for a rental as there are a lot of convenient shopping and grocery around and a lot of investors buying in the area.

He does 80% clothes and it's pretty much a one-man shop.

I will give little bags of candy.

If you *intend* to shop something you're capable of buying and performing on yourself then this is a different matter altogether.There is a comment in the thread above about this being a religious war.

If this were not the case people could pull out equity and purchase vehicles, take family trips, go on shopping sprees, etc and still be able to deduct for these lifestyle changes.

As to a small company, closing companies are highly regulated, insured and bonded, even if it's a one man shop, it's the title company that insures and they are approved through the state insurance commissioner, so I suggest you just make sure they are authorized agents of the title insurance company and if so, you really have very little risk, your checks should be disbursed the same day of closing if you close in the morning, so they can get a final clearance.

Before I go mortgage shopping, I get my credit score, put together a balance sheet and a schedule detailing my DTI ratio.

Working as a factory shop supervisor.