There are plenty of investors who put their money into safe stocks that pay a dividend.

Hi guys,For any of you self employed investors do you also invest in stocks?  

Value your time over money.Personally, I like in taxable accounts active REI and some passive REI, stock index funds.  

The hey-day of NE Ohio was the early 1900's and a lot of our housing stock was built between 1900-1955.  

Cabinets - most of our original cabinets get stripped and stained/varnished with a new protective coat, or stripped and painted Navajo white with an oil based paint so that stains and splatters can easily be cleaned up after a tenant vacates.Paint - We use flat Navajo white on all walls and ceilings and we stock 6 colors of accent wall paint.

I even heard a story once where a bank "managing" someone's 1031 funds gambled the funds away in the stock market, and the guy lost all of it.

Over the past 2 years I have slowly grown an interest in investing, mainly in the stock market, but of recent have taken an increased interest in real estate.

From my perspective, I am primarily trying to beat the stock market and the tax man.

Stock market is up and has gone up at a disproportionate rate compared to the economic recovery since the Great Recession. 

Sidenote: We just received a fresh re-stock of 300 signs 2 days before the call from the state trooper :(Aside from bandit signs, what other methods yield the best results for looking for wholesale deals?