If they were mentored and have made some money, what they could be saying is "I followed this guy, was lucky because I had no clue and made some money".There are always key players in real estate, in any area, no, it's not your big shot investor at some REI luncheon, it's one of the few well recognized RE attorneys, it's the CPAs who specialize in RE, it's the senior compliance officer at the bank, it's title attorney at the title company, senior appraisers and the real estate brokers running the larger most successful agencies in your area.

It exemplifies the visionary thinking and risk-taking spirit that characterizes successful real estate investing — the ability to recognize the potential of undeveloped or underutilized assets and transform them into valuable and productive resources.Today, the legacy of the Louisiana Purchase endures, serving as a testament to the transformative power of strategic investment and forward-thinking decision-making.

An experienced remodeler woll recognize many of the symptoms of deeper problems that you may miss, and what might be expected based on age, location, and style of property.Knowledge is power.

- http://www.freddiemac.com/singlefamily/news/2010/0412_payoff_fraud.html Webinar with Jeff Watson, Ron Ballard, and Chris Mchlaughin (3 highly regarded Lawyers in our industry) - http://www.shortsalesriches.com/3lawyerupdate/ Here's Ron Ballard Blog about the Freddie Mac Newsletter - I(probably won't even need to read, because they explain the newsletter so well in the webinar) http://californiashortsalelawyer.com/2010/04/freddie-mac-article-on-short-payoff-fraud/ Here's Freddie Mac Offical Policy on Short Sale Flips (stating that flips are legitimate and they recognize closings in a day, week, or month later are perfectly legal) http://californiashortsalelawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bll0924xA.pdf

They can loan to the business or transfer on your behalf; however, from a business standpoint if it was just given, the business would have to recognize it as income.

By doing this, I will file the DBA under a sole proprietorship and then come back to the same municipalities and file under a recognized entity. 

The more you know about your farm area (or the areas near your farm area) the more readily you will recognize a deal and the faster you will be able to act on that deal.

It happens all the time, just make sure you know how to recognize a bad deal just as well as a good deal when you have 15 people showing you.Join a real estate investor club in your area and tell them you can fix anything, and you have some capital.

You access it by recognizing problems and understanding how they're resolved, and then assembling lists of people impacted.

Although, I do recognize the need to find a spot I can run my figures by to see if I'm overlooking something.