But if you look at all the major cities in the world, they have maintained their status for hundreds if not thousands of years.

Just constructive criticism from an investor and agent.It's overpriced as hell and approaching stale status.

Taxes are personal and can fluctuate drastically depending on marital status, number of kids, spouse's income, number of properties.  

Depending on zoning, if that is lost, you may not be able to regain that status, especially if you're in a built up area.

Some zoning codes specify "no more than two unrelated persons".Fair housing laws, however, say you cannot ask about marital relationships.

Issuer must also verify the assets by reviewing statements from brokerage houses or banks, etc or they have to obtain a written confirmation from a securities broker, dealer, registered investment advisor, licensed attorney or CPA, who asserts that the Issuer has taken reasonable steps to verify the Investor's accredited status within the past 3 months and that the Investor is indeed "Accredited".New Rule - Rule 506(d)The SEC also adopted amendments to rules 501 and 506 to be implemented on Sept 23, 2013.

Do you prefer to get $100K after 2 years and pay a hefty tax or would you prefer to get that $100K divided over 5 years and rarely pay taxes on the income because of depreciation.One more thing, if you don't have REP status and have negative or break even cash flow, you won't be able to write off that against your earned income.

Given the tenuous legal status of AirBnB generally, it might be tricky to develop a qualifying business plan for purposes of an E-2.

I'm sure they account for how much of that money is 'really' hers and his, but the 'joint' status of the account allows them to get around the 'no gifts' requirement (btw this works for anyone, don't have to be spouses, obviously just gotta really trust each other). 

Albany has some of rust belt feel but is buffetted by proximity to NYC and State Capitol status.