I have done some light construction (alarm installation, conduit, etc.) and am a good handyman or jack of all trades if you will. 

I'd expect the fees to be based on portfolio performance compared to the market, not a fee based on total assets managed and certainly not a commission per trade.

If you think you can rent to a tenant as soon as his current agreement is up, do not extend,  Even if you extended him at market rate you will likely see you will lose in the trade off.    

He did not have an engineer calculate the loads and, in consequence, did not get the load transfer to the foundation correct.  

That's why it saddens me that, quite often, in these national debt/sovereignty issues, it seems to be forgotten that there are huge consequences for the populace with whatever course of action is taken, and often quite small ones for the actual decision makers. 

We currently own our home and a triplex in CA, and some fourplexes in other states.  I recently saw a 12 unit apartment building get listed in another state for sale for about the same amount our CA triplex is worth (...

But you CAN'T do activity that rises to the level of a "trade or business".

Hi guys,I'm a new member of BP.. have been investing for the past 4 years..but just recently discovered BP... my goal is to get to $10k per month cashflow... so my wife can completely quit her job if she chooses to...I'm currently about 30% there.anyways.. here's my intro as well as a long question...sorry for the long post.. here goes...I'm a programmer by trade but did ok in the past 10 years with online marketing...ie managing adwords for small businesses... anyways and I'm currently using what I've made in those 10 years as capital for real estate investments.I do have a question..

Access to 2 Foreign Trade Zones (America’s Central Port District, Foreign Trade Zone No. 31, Granite City, IL) Some of the areas other major employers:Madison County Major EmployersU.S.

Get some contractors, on this custom work, at least 10 generals, or 5 per trade.