the conference in the speakers forbid you to ask questions initially so that you would not out them as paying like a club. 

It looks like you are in the Grand Rapids area, the RPOA has a conference Feb 22-23rd at Devos Place.

(The Antiques Road Show on PBS television is a documentary series covering Personal Property Appraisers and their Appraisal Clients in a conference hall setting).USPAP itself is not the law.

Based upon the SSA virtual conferences I have attended and conversations with other operators, most have been able to keep their doors open to serve the community. 

Workaround 1- I work with a specific attorney that knows the rope working with NACAWorkaround 2- As soon as a client from NACA starts working with our team we find out who the main point of contact is for that NACA client and have a conference with them.

Not really a franchise per se but a family member who is a prolific photographer decided to set up a SAFE shared office, conference area, mail drop & shared crèche etc for women who cannot justify the o/head for their own facility.

In my mind I feel like you need an LLC or business to be able to write items off no (thinking depreciation, property management, any tools used like Stessa/Rentredi, or classes/conferences paid for as education).

@Roy Gottesdiener I think once you start attending real estate conferences and networking groups you discover that its fairly easy to find sponsors that takes non accredited investors.

Having said that, a lot of investors get stuck at this point and can spend years going to REIAs and conferences.

I would say 99.9% of these calls /emails go ignored because they come across as spamIf you do not have a specific message with a way you can assist them and an opportunity that has already been fully vetted with all the numbers then it’s a waste of our time.Your best bet is to go to conferences, and prior to the conference check out who is attending and set up some meetings at the conference in advance to meet them in person.