Maybe they have no hobbies, no family, no desire to travel or participate in leisure activities... their time may be close to free... others have kids or parents they care for, hobbies and passions apart from making money, charitable or non-profit pursuits, etc that they would love to be doing full time if they had the funding to do so.

But, the ones we have participates via email regularly.

Put your hand by a vent on a gas and feel the heat, put your hand by the vent of an electric unit, and it barely feels warm.

Hi Josh, I'd be happy to participate.

Time spent as an employee in real property activities counts o nly if the taxpayer is more than a 5 percent owner.SECOND TEST: Does taxpayer spend more than 750 hours in real property businesses and rentals in which he materially participates?

We also started pulling up flooring that was set barely over concrete with batt insulation under it... there were mushrooms growing in the batt insulation.

Even with a cashflow of approximately $1500 a month I would barely break even with the money I put up.

What's more, comparing FSBO sales (inexperienced market participants with limited ability to market their product) to Realtor sales is comparing apples and garden hoses.

The deferral requires at least that much income, but the company contribution is based on 25% of the compensation paid out to the participant.

At 25, barely in the business, are you ready to make that gamble?