I am 14 hours into the 20-hour online course offered by "RealEstateU."

@Max Bellino For smaller properties like your 2–4 unit multifamily buildings, an online cost segregation study is a quicker and more cost-effective option, providing sufficient accuracy for straightforward properties.

My community is safe, and yard signs are a great way to advertise my business.

There is no such thing as a "safe and stable" investment in real estate if you are going to be active or passive. you can buy the best property in the best area and have a tenant destroy the place or have it mismanaged that can cost you.Check out the syndication group on how many people were promised "safe" or guaranteed returns and lost little money to everything.

Each market, each submarket and each mall will dictate the use of this space.I don't think online shopping, per se, is killing malls.  

With online access to almost every jurisdictions property recordings, lenders today use software that automatically searches property transfers for transfers involving their loans.  

Prioritize tackling critical issues and beefing up security to keep your property safe and sound.

I know that the general guidance is that emergency funds aren't to be invested, but given our financial security and the fact that we already have a personal e-fund in a safe, non-volatile location, would it still be crazy/unwise to invest this 15k in an S&P500 index fund in a brokerage? 

So, in the end I would caution anyone who wants to try it to hire a real good counsel, a Dodd Frank/Safe Act/TLA and CFPB versed attorney,  and thread the waters accordingly.

There is a cumbersome way to do it on paper forms, but you should not.The only sensible way is to submit your 1099s to the IRS online, however not directly with the IRS.