Someone came on here to ask a legitimate question and not sure how we morphed into which military guy has a bigger xxxx.

In terms of legitimate numbers, besides the construction cost above, remember that the majority of these homes are very old and adding rooms can be tedious, stressful, and might make you want to pull your hair out!

I just want to know if they're a legitimate business and I won't be the victim of identity theft or the like.

There is no legitimate way around the rules.

We do it legitimately, have her sign a 12 month lease, pay fair market rent, actually send me checks each month etc.Does this allow me to start making additional deductions as if my home was an investment property?

This is a disturbing list of issues and yes, you can legitimately be sued.

Do you know any legitimate contractors? 

VA IRRRL's are legitimate, and appraisal value doesn't matter because you won't need an appraisal...  

It's finding those LEGITIMATE experienced investors that's the hard part.

Of course, one must legitimately be self-employed with no full time employees to implement the 401(k) plan.There are workarounds for California investors in an IRA format that provide checkbook control and eliminate the use of a LLC and exposure to the California Franchise Tax Board.