It requires work to obtain your desired return.

An ein is only obtainable through an llc.

The second guest, he got a gift certificate for a free meal at our local restaurant. 

I am shocked - based on the number of TOT certificates, I thought for sure that there would be a lottery though not enough people applied and we got all 4 of our licenses.

If a property is in foreclosure and set to be auctioned off, is it still possible to contact the owner of the property, pay off the remaining debt and obtain the property before it goes to auction?  

Or are the rates so high that it's better to obtain a personal loan in the U.S.?

I agree with you that over the next few years the market here will not see any significant appreciation due to the supply glut, economic conditions and difficulty for people to obtain financing.Here are a couple examples of how you can recoup all or most of your initial investment, both do include forcing appreciation:If you do not have access to much capital, one option would be to find a motivated seller with an unfinished basement and obtain a purchase plus improvements mortgage.

There are many things on the calculator that I don't know how to obtain quickly and accurately enough to analyze the deal, multiple deals, with confidence in succession and then offer on them.

You can often obtain these from lawyers (typically costly) and title companies (typically free). 

Can you still purchase a with a FHA loan or use a conventional loan and obtain the property as a primary resident, if you are buying it as a corporation?