Quick searches tell us that it has to be reasonable, and related to your business in order to claim the tax deduction.Can someone clarify if it's possible to deduct the lunch as a business expense in the above scenario?

he claimed he had someone who would help him.

This way when they are wrong you’ll have grounds to file a claim against their e/o insurance...

I probably missed it somewhere but who is "Bush and Paulsen claim to have a plan to reverse the problem, but that won't fly because most of the defaulted loans are in securitized portfolio's.

The hardest issue I am finding in this, is that I am finding near 90% of the people claiming to have buyers or sellers are bogus.

It is my understanding you can pay yourself a salary for part and claim part as passive income, so you will have less self employment taxes.

Comparing the two sets of figures may give you a good feel for whether you should trust any of the seller's other claims.

I also don't have any unrealistic expectations that I can get a 5% down loan anytime I want it.

If it is on the line, then you would to sue with some form of an adverse possession claim (if your state has such a claim) based on the previous owners use of the property.

It seems there is a growing movement headed towards this direction in Atlanta, but I don't know for sure nor do I have the numbers to back up this claim.