Seeing fellow advisors receive brass plaques and special award dinners for cheating clients did.

If you are a surviving spouse of a farmer, you may also be treated as materially participating in the farm, if the real property used for farming meets the estate tax rules for special valuation of farm property passed from a qualifying decedent and the surviving spouse actively manages the farm.

Years ago we sold televisions in hypermarkets, now the specialized shops have taken over the niche.

Obviously, Option #1 is ideal but it is tough finding a partner as I am just starting up.

While Ken's company may be specializing in the MH industry, I'm sure much of what they do applies to the stick-built guys as well. :)

Here is a brief background of myself:Started out (January 2011) part time as an intern for a reputable property management company in Southern California, specializing in SFH and HOA's.

I always advise owners and managers to consult with an attorney who specializes in premises liability and landlord-tenant law.If you keep the tub, you should have specific clauses written into the rental agreement as an addendum.You absolutely must provide the tenant an owner's manual because the first five or six pages are full of all the legal warnings that keep the tub manufacturer out of lawsuits (Consult a physician before use, Don't consume alcohol, Don't use alone, No unsupervised children, etc.)Bottom line: If it needs work, have it done by a licensed, bonded and insured electrician and/or spa technician.

It will get rid of all kinds of odors and it's cheap.Here's a link to the post I did for BP that has some other suggestions.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/11/5/getting-rid-tough-odors/Sharon

Weird because FHA had that special refi program (maybe not any more?

I love the idea of one day sitting back after a lot of hard work and living off of the passive income I've built up.It just seems that at the beginning getting the pump primed is tough.