I visualize myself driving that new BMW Z4, I feel the steering wheel, the wind, I can almost hear the siren of the cop pulling me over for speeding...

For non professionals with AGI (adjusted gross income) under $100,000, $25,000 of passive losses can be offset against ordinary income.

Regarding J Scott's comments... true, but there are banks out there with enough capital if you do your homework and adjust your business to match the lender's underwriting standards.

Shooting RAW and then adjusting white balance on your computer can make a big difference.I think both Nikon and Canon make great cameras and lenses and an honest side-by-side comparison would end up a coin flip.

As always, thank you for you hard work and dedication to making BP better and better.Personally, the speed with which the site now loads is SO much faster than what it used to be just a short time ago.That alone makes the site much more enjoyable, but I can't wait to see what else you have in store for us.

Note as your rents move from $500, up or down, you may want to adjust that 2% rule.So lets look at your deals.

Sunny, temperatures in the high 70's, low 80'sThe water temperature was in the high 70's.The only problem with the weather, was the speed of the wind.

Heard back from our lender that we could ask for a price adjustment for around 2500.

If you aren't going to do this then you can likely find better risk-adjusted yields elsewhere without all of the hassle.

It was a natural event... everything is balancing itself out now, band aids will not speed up the process. it will be over when its over, and highly highly doubt it will be over before then.