Taz, while I agree that that would be a hinder on our rights to bear arms and even remove are ability to take a knive to Colorado for a camping trip, it has no bearing on my ability to do business which is far more important to me.That said, I agree US citizens should be up in arms about ALL of this crap attempting to be forced upon us.

HOAs have a deservedly bad reputation because of the people who run most of them are on power trips.

He is correct where he stated you can book trips with air for not much less.

Then he started trying to put a guilt trip on my by telling me that I “bought the house out from under him†and gave him an “ultimatum†by telling him his lease would only be renewed if he agreed to “pay more rent for the same houseâ€.

One of my favorite books ‘Career Renegade’ explains the need for these courses and speakers and that is because it is the best way to increase your knowledge and your skills in a sane amount of time.

As a side note, I'd advise letting Excel (or your favorite spreadsheet weapon of choice) do the heavy lifting.

That reminds me of (non)Joe the (non)Plumber, he was sooo concerned about the taxes that might increase on the money that he could make if he could buy a business (no money down) provided of course he could get a license first.... in the meantime he was a... ahem... what was Tim's favorite word?

I keep visiting the park that is 2 hours from my house, but my park that is two flights and a overnight trip...

I'm curious about the MHs too , I've been seeing a few on land for around $10k in my area, I'd *Like* to buy a few, but since they're rural , it'd be a 30m trip to visit any of them if the need arose.

So if you plan on publically advertising for investors or doing massive syndicates then you need to study up, but if you plan on using your self directed IRA or your business partner's nest egg to buy property then you should talk to your accountant, your attorney, and/or your financial planner and skip the trip to the Securities and Exchange Commission.