I live in Washington, DC, so I'm only just beginning my research.

Without a doubt, this should be researched before making a decision to incorporate, form an LLC, or operate as a sole proprietorship.

In fact, I've done a lot of research on HAR as we prepare to buy our own.

tks all for the info will research the file pl tks again

And re: rental and the rates: Off of the research I've done and info gathered, it does seem like a perfect storm for a landlord there.

It's good to research this all upfront before you start spending a bunch of money on campaigns etc.

You are definitely going about this the right way - asking questions, learning, researching.

I think 99% of your research can be done here at BP.

My further research lead me to this site.

I plan on attending some local REI groups (thanks for the suggestion Ann) and Mike thank you for taking the time to lay out a good place to start with my goal setting and research).As far as working capital I also have a couple of older IRA accounts from a previous employer.