You’ll never generate that kind of return so easily anywhere else.The interesting part is that we’ve been brainwashed to believe it’s our patriotic duty to legally pay more in tax.This makes absolutely no sense.Judge Learned Hand, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Court, 1951 said…“Anyone may so arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury.

Documentation is vital though.

What other laws and duties are they willing to ignore or not care enough to investigate.I would also like to add that I see new investors or investors with small portfolios structuring complicated entity structure like Limited Partnerships with corporate general partners, or  forming trusts etc... in an effort to "creatively" structure purchases.  

Honest mistakes (or otherwise) that you might make in carrying on your landlord duties, they won't.

It is vital to get on the same page with your spouse, they should be your primary and best business partner! 

Cheap paint fades and can't be touched up, expensive paint can take heavy-duty cleaning and repeated touching up, white is the only acceptable color for ceilings in interior residential painting.4.

Blaming her is useless because unless you are using those closets for light duty most will collapse using the anchors provided in those kits.  

I had enlisted and trained in the national guard as an infantryman during my college summers so just opted into active duty.

Hey Daniel,Would be worth reaching out to my friend Eric Upchurch over at Active Duty Passive Income, they set people up to invest with their VA. 

There is certainly a balance here and in my opinion regardless of whether it is a subcontractor or GC, they should have some experience delegating duty and being realistic with time deadlines.