Hey, lets put it this way, if I had $1mil, real estate would definitely be my vehicle of choice because my month 'passive' number/goal is much more than $4k per month, and I actually love holding land and being a landlord, but thats just because im a little sick in the head.  

If you get sued with a "blanket" or "umbrella policy" they can get at ALL of your equity in ALL of your property as well as your personal bank accounts and private vehicles, etc. if the house that gets sued is in a different LLC from the rest, they can only go after what is in the LLC.

@Kitty JedraBecause retirement accounts are tax shelter vehicles which means all gains grow tax deferred, or in the case of Roth funds--whether Roth 401k or Roth IRA funds--tax free until qualified distributions commence, in my opinion it is tough  comparison to compare whether a 401k should be cashed out to invest in real estate. 

. , that is my understanding, i was using that as an example and asking if there was some other vehicle / way that could be used, i do have an email out to my Accountant right now, just waiting for a response which will probably be Tuesday.

A good indicator is signage, both on vehicles and jobsite, signage plus a website usually means they have systems they may be willing to share with enough lunches and trade-offs (coffee or drinks).

Has anyone on here ever had to deal with removing an abandoned vehicle?

If they tell you that you need a new motor, and show you the data breakdown of when each piston fully compresses and the PSI, will you know how to interpret that data or will simply feel more justified in replacing your motor for $8k? 

Offer free moving services if you have the vehicle for it.

., part of their mortgage for office space, vehicle expenses, cell phone, home phone, computers, printers.....I could go on for pages, but you get the gist. 

@Scott Skinger, @Hadar Orkibi, @Rod Khleif, @Omar Khan, @Gino BarbaroI get the risk premium approach inherent in using cap rates (I'm an actuary at an investments firm :-) and using them for large MFHs, which are primarily investment vehicles.