In addition to knowing good marketing techniques you'll also need a technology team to assist with setting things up properly, a legal team to help organize your securities offering, and it really helps to have a RIA help with investor relations after you initially use your sponsor exemption to sell your securities. 

They briefly mention missing deductions on tax returns such as mileage driven to visit rental properties, meals with real estate agents, writing off portions of a trip as a business expense, purchasing technology as expense related etc. 

Technology has made it so much easier to consume information.

On top of that California is the technology and entertainment epicenter of the world.

Now toss in the deflationary impact of technological innovation allowing us to be more productive with less workers.

I can guarantee you there aren’t that many people who would do job hopping, maybe in technology worlds but most office workers would choose stability and benefits rather than going through recruitment process in the hope of a 20% raise.

The only thing you really play a role in now is managing and making sure things are getting done to your liking.Professional vs DIYWhen working with a professional team or individual you are getting specific benefits you would have not if doing yourself such as…Up to dateAs someone who works in the digital marketing field, it is my job to keep up with the latest advertising trends, standards, and technology.

To clarify, Cory, you entered the Protégé program at its complete infancy; when the technology systems, tools and trainings were not even comparable to what they are today.

of using technology and leverage you will train yourself to think in a different way, which values your time 10x over just doing everything yourself just because you can.

Since you've committed to the technology you probably have raised your selling price to cover the cost and not everyone will pay that extra amount.So, if you never sell, that isn't an issue.The biggest drawback for me was that it only works during a sunny day, it's calculated on "sunny" days, that means no clouds.