At least the government is finally attempting to simplify now, as opposed to what they have been doing for the last seven years.  

I'm simply sharing my personal experiences.

Again, nothing.Are most investors simply hiring a contractor to sub out the work and then presumably eat the 50% markup?

Simply by living in a property for two years you increase your return by the tax of as much as 25 - 30%.  

Spinning it as education is the attempt to add credibility to the product and the more expensive it is, the more valuable it appears to be.At some point, all of us have dreaded going to school.

Especially uncommon since when that financial hardship would have occurred the borrower would have likely been able to simply sell off the property and walk with north of $700k.  

With as many west coast investors out there looking for opportunity, someone needs to figure out a TK business model focusing on the bay area and offering a fund model (i know there is a proper word for this, but my mind is simply not working right now).   10 equal shares in one property?  

As an added thought, I also wonder what's to keep any of the investors from simply using the deal I present without being included in it.

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