Sandra,Creative idea...consider placing the family farm in a Conservation Easement (CE) a very common practice for properties that work.

I am looking for best practices for developing direct mailing marketing lists.  

Although I'll admit that my accounting practices are bad, I've been recommended to use quickbooks.

@Bryant ButlerIf you are looking in Tampa, John McMillan and Keith Ringelspaugh both focus their practices on residential landlords....it's worth talking to them.  

Do not read the book to get practical tips on HOW to invest in real-estate.As fay as the Tax question, there are several different kinds of corporations that help companies reduce their taxable impact but you should seek out a CPA to help you with that. 

Ok so I have a more practical question about how the deal is actually set up.

I can bring coffee or 5 hour energy :) I want to work with someone who knows what they are looking for and I want to be able to practice my skills with someone who isn't a novice. 

There's plenty of room for the Bay Area to continue this upward trend because of land scarcity, much more difficult lending practices than 2005, job growth, income growth, and pent-up demand from the Millennial generation. 

The difference between myrenatus and the guru material is simple too, myRenatus is update whenever there is a change in Real Estate Investing practices, laws, etc.  

This seems record setting - just three days and evicting - but that is a bad record to be setting ...Poor screening practices are what put you into this spot.