Housing collections (was: other Utah collectors?)

In article <006c01c60cdc$bedbc490$33406b43 at 66067007>, "Keys" <jrkeys at concentric.net> writes: This is why my friend was interested in purchasing a space instead of leasing one -- as the owner of the mortgage, you get that interest tax deduction. However, he is in the lucky financial position of being able to afford such a proposition. Me, I could afford the vacant lot, but probably not an existing structure, which is why I was considering an alternative housing style construction (Dennis Weaver "Earthship" style) to keep the construction costs low and give an additional novelty aspect to the building. With some alternative construction techniques the build cost can be as low as $15K. Additionally, it may be helpful to form a 501(c)3 as the entity through which you manage your collection if you're going to go to the whole trouble of purchasing land or creating structures to house it. That changes the tax situation dramatically and suddenly you can apply for grants from places like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for historic preservation funds :-). -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/> Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty <http://pilgrimage.scene.org>