If you do decide to buy I would push back hard on the seller to reduce his price by some or all of the taxes owed.

I am exploring installation of roof top solar panels to a) reduce the utility bills (Owner paid utility situation), b) to replace an old roof part of this deal so it can be depreciated quickly!

To make sure we aren't sending too many emails, we are going to reduce this email down to weekly.

Can somehow funnel this money through my LLC so that the interest earned becomes company income and and the principal comes back to me?

You place all your real estate gross earning in to your company that you own.

My belief is that yes tech valuations will continue to get reduced, and there will be some spectacular unicorn failures.

I am in the process of learning about notes as well - I'm excited about a different opportunity to earn passive income!

My attorney actually spent considerable time with me before he earned a dime, however, now he's closed about a dozen transactions (including the title work) with us, so it definitely paid for him.Best of luck!

And when the kids are out of school, instead of having a depleted account, I'll have house in Silicon Valley earning me a decent supplement to my income.

They need to earn the commision not just show you houses and get 3% Use a different realtor.