Tax Saving Strategies For Real Estate Investors

Business Entity The 1st step in doing any real estate investments is to start a business. There are different types of business entities: sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Series LLC (only in certain states), Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), LLLP, S-Corp, C-Corp. Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages. […]

Mobsters – The Cotton Club

THE BLACKS WERE ON THE STAGE. THE WHITES WERE AT THE TABLES. THE MOBSTERS WERE BEHIND THE SCENES. AND SOMEHOW THE MAGIC TOUCHED THEM ALL – Jim Haskins – “The Cotton Club.” In the 1890’s, Harlem was the land speculator’s dream. The elevated railroad lines that had been extended to […]

Sicilian Dialect Land Measurements

Whilst travelling looking for land in Sicily to build a house a little local knowledge of dialect and traditional measurements is required. It gets very complicated as different regions of Sicily use the same words for different sizes of land in Sicily. When evaluating land in Sicily always get an […]