Think of how your wide screen TV looks.  

The panel on the wall was wired for electric and an internet connection so they can put a TV there if they want or just hang a picture or mirror if that is their thing. 

Apples to apples.If the best case for Series is that the asset protection is the same as for "regular" LLC's (tell me if I'm mistaken - do two Series somehow provide better protection than two regular LLC's?)

Companies such as Apple and Amazon are considering 2nd headquarters in the area.

Good stuff up there.With me, especially because I've only accrued about 12 months experience in Chicago where we are buying right now, anytime I cannot identify true, apple-to-apples comparables, I might just pass on the deal altogether.Especially in Chicago where you have several types of homes (bungalows, ranches, cape cods, georgians, etc.), you really cannot comp one with the other unless it's the same style.Here are some general tips when comping homes:Never cross any major highways, and try not to cross any major streets if you can.

.($6500 deprecations on ¾ of a 225,000) +($2200 in property taxes. utilities and repairs) +($1000 in depreciation of furniture/TV/Appliances) +($2000 in mortgage interest) ($2500 state and local taxes.)That only equals $14,200, it’s hard to justify taking that over the standard deduction of $12,000 especially because I’ll have to pay back my deprecation eventually (I plan to do 1031 probably, but still ill have to pay it in the future).4.

Macbooks are a standard in the real estate world and if you have an iPhone then just stick with Apple products.

I've seen too many people who watch too much TV and lose because they weren't patient.

This would give you a more standard metric to compare apples to apples. 

I love real estate and I've made lots of money with it but if I could go back it time I would have bought Apple stock 10 years ago and just sat on my butt til now... oh, and maybe a little bitcoin 2 years ago!