We are celebrating the right to Life, Liberty, and property the pursuit of Happiness.Here are some bits of the Declaration of Independence, as a refresher:We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.Happy Independence Day everyone!

., wage garnishment, bank levy, collections agency)?

A big levy coming down? 

@Jeffrey Levy I appreciate the specificity of your comment.

Quote from @Dan Levy: My loan was transferred to Selene Finance, and it's a nightmare ever since.I have many different loans with various lenders, millions paid with no problem, but with Selene it just doesn't work.Selene has misallocated funds and sent me letters that I owe them, but every time I call in they say “oh we see the problem and will fix it” only to have to call again and explain the whole fiasco and them tell me that they will check.2 times we agreed on the sum I owe, I paid it in full the same day, only to have it returned to me a few days later, and after calling them again, they said that they did the calculation wrong.I'm on daily calls with them for months now, nothing is solved, and they keep charging me penalties for not paying in time, payments they refuse to receive and return although sent after their request.After hundreds of hours over the phone, I think my only solution is to take a lawyer to help me.Any recommendation for a good lawyer who can help me with that?

Investing in Alachua county, Marion County, Dixie County, Gilchrist County and Levy County.

Washington State does have a real estate excise tax (REET) at 1.1% on a property sold for $500k. 

Yes, you can use a holding company in WY to take advantage of the more protective laws of WY, in particular to protect the investment/rental properties from your personal liabilities @Katie Balatbat does bring up a number of important points, especially in regard to CA specific issues.The CA Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has taken the incredibly extreme position that any LLCs owned by a CA resident, regardless of where the LLC are filed and where they are conducting business, are "doing business" in CA for the purpose of levying the CA franchise tax (min of $800/year).

You can certainly ask for their license info, but don't fall for the old "sure, I have a license", only to find out it is only their Sales Tax/General Excise Tax license, which has nothing to do with being a Contractor.

@Levi SmithWhat type of deals?