If making money is your passion, and you are driven, it will interfere with relationships.

We are highly driven to break into the real estate market locally.

However, with the home office as your "workplace", all miles driven to/from there are deductible at the .50/mile IRS rate (For 2010).

While not a full PM, the 150 characters limited in this message will give those of you contacting people who you are not yet colleagues with, the ability to let them know in brief, what you're hoping to connect with them about.Thanks,Josh

Commercial is driven by business decisions and is less emotional when dealing with issues.

While this forum is primarily Real Estate driven I was wondering if there was anybody that took there income earned through Real Estate whether it be via rehabbing,buying and selling, landlording ETC. and invested it into another market sector?

Right now we are in the learning and knowledge building phase but he (being more action-oriented) is ready to find places now.We're both excited but I think he is more short-term driven, while I am interested in long-term accumulation.

Many appraisers will use a market-driven gross-rent multiplier, or a straight comparable-sales approach.

If you come across someone so arrogant that they think they're better than you... walk away and go find some one that has better character, don't take it personal.

A commercial building may not be exchanged for an airplane, a single-family rental for a licensed timeshare, or raw land for heavy construction equipment.Personal property is evaluated based upon its nature and character, its General Asset Class, and NAICS classification.