I was impressed with his ambition, and I was glad to help.I think most people who are looking for a mentor want someone to hold their hand, but they don't realize that part of the strength of who we are is our ability to find a way where there was not one.

In my experience, the best tax professionals are the ones who will help you plan several years in advance for ensuring maximum long-term tax savings (as well as short-term, of course).

I live on the first floor apartment and have a tenant on the second floor.Tenant is great, single woman, professional, always pays on time...

ARES is committed to providing “real world” professional services while offering affordable, personalized support.

I have a lot of learning to do with all of the professional talk.. like cash flow, lender's, and all the special terms that I am not fimiliar with that you guys use on a daily basis.

. ($20k 5-year asset = $4k deduction per year, times 5 houses = $20k deduction a year for the first five years, separate from property depreciation altogether) This process will save me a couple thousand dollars at least, and will probably be the deciding factor in whether or not I can afford to purchase another investment property.More cash flow now is more important than paying taxes later, all real estate professionals know this.

As long as you act professional, have some business cards, and are prepared, you should be able to wear whatever makes you comfortable.

Can you explain to all on the forum how a broker or loan officer makes money with this program.To be fair, I'll await the answer to this question.As for someone's comment on a website looking professional - this is 2007 - 6 year olds can program websites (many of older folks aren't as talented as they are) - it is not hard to build a reputable looking site, so don't judge a site on how "reputable" it looks.This has actually been quite a fun thread to read.

Our mls listings have two sections, one for the public, and one for only professionals. ofgift

But the prosecutors at the department of professional regulation or someone sueing you for it - which like the others say is unlikely, to which I agree - can probably get you with the technicalities of the law.