What do you think would be 'best' for our economy and for Roy, risking losing them all OR trimming the fat to benefit his portfolio.

The PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain) were receiving benefits of linking their economy to that of Germany & France.

If your husband is the sole person benefiting from the reduce tax liability I would think that it would be best for his company to incur the costs for the repairs.

I have no idea if thats how it goes down but I am just using a gerneal assumption.Does that essentially hammer the entire economy by another 10% or more of depreciation in the real estate market?

They all worked hard, and that's an essential element.

I thought it was a good overview for one who is not familar with multi units and their financing.I have never been to the boot camp, but have spoken to more than one investor who said they benefited particularly from the creative techniques covered at the bootcamp.All in all, Dave's home study is course is a good beginning and overview of multi unit investing.

However, the motivated people will succeed no matter what, so you might as well be a part of their growth.So the question is, what kind of learning curve should I plan for them to ensure that we're both going to benefit and they dont feel like they're wasting their time, while giving them the room to grow and figure things out on their own?

That being said, investors often pay for the anticipated benefits of ownership, including rental rates.

He was essentially a glorified handyman who could do all the carpentry work, and who could call in specialists for things like painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, etc.

I find doing an Equity Split (like a JV Addendum on the Sandwich LO) where the Seller PARTICIPATES IN THE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW and receives some benefit down the road.Equity Splits are valuable in expensive markets like SF, LA, NY, etc.Language might be:Ask the Seller to write down what they think would work.That way the seller gets exactly what they want, I sign up the deal, and then I clean it up later (checking with my attorney if needed).An Example:"Landlord to receive 20% of the amount of Net Profit.