And so do the ads, because national real estate brands blast away at consumers with marketing that ranges from TV spots and local signage to search engine optimization and social media.

Social networking is also great for this.

There's always going to be the new shiny, fancy social site (Pinterest), or social game, but ultimately, most will be irrelevant to you.

Based on the 4% rule of thumb (you can safely spend about 4% of your nest egg each year), these folks are getting only $9600 a year from their nest eggs, plus social security.

I did speak with another contractor who thinks we can try and approach the problem in pieces and see if the county will sign off on each component as we go (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roof, engineering, etc) but again I'm worried about the individual pieces adding up to a total near $60k.Foundation $15kRoof $5-10kEngineering $4kPlumbing/Electrical $10kHVAC ?

"Bailout" is akin to socialism in the way it forces taxpayers to shoulder the burden of loss for greedy banks and myriad gratuitous mortgagors.Peace.

When the sales pitch starts I usually get out my I pad and start networking on social media.

CCIM introductory course on line has many components that will apply to SFR investing as well as commercial real estate.

Sagnik Lahiri,An S corp would help you to minimize your Social Security and Medicare Liabilities.

Butthe other issue you're going to run into is that the two key components - ACoil and Condenser (I'm no A/C expert so my terminology may be off) - are going to be tough to find replacements for if one of them goes bad.