If you remove the coin from the entity entirely, then I suppose this question isn't for you.Option A: Receive cash-flow and let it pile up, leaving it as liquid cash (current assets), immediately available for CAPEX & so forth.

I was thinking assigning a half dozen or more land trusts each year (that in turn hold purchase contracts or options contracts) the case would be made a person is a broker/dealer of that asset class (equitable interest in properties/land trusts) as opposed to a broker dealer of real property.

Here are my thoughts, coming from a complete novice:You've just acquired a $190k asset for next to nothing, and it has positive cash flow with a long term tenant already in place.

Its for asset protection.

It may sound corny, but I didn't know what an asset or liability was not too long ago.If I come across anything new, it goes into one of my lists.

He highlights some really good points.I made this mistake myself and now owe taxes on an entity in which I hold no assets in.

That all said, military spending is one of the FEW areas that is actually authorized in Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution and has historically been about 1/5 of GDP.

"Depreciating asset" - never quite heard it put that way, but I like it ;)

I came "back" to real estate 10 yrs ago.So, it was relatively easy for me because I had assets to invest but here are the answers to your questions.1.

Banks <$1bn in assets are probably your best bet.http://www2.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp