The bottom line is that it's illegal for an unlicensed individual to accept money for "brokering" a transaction...and it is also illegal to advertise anything about a property you do not own...no images or advertisements for sale...you can, however, advertise a contract for sale.There are very few wholesalers in this city that are following those basic guidelines...so, in combination with the climate of the market, my personal prediction is that the hammer will drop soon...and these guys will be like shooting fish in a barrell.If you decide to wholesale, you can likely get by with breaking the rules without repercussion for now...but I would look to see what is happening in Oregon right now...so, it's only a matter of time.The sad part is the slime like vena jones-cox and others are charging newbies thousands of dollars on courses to promote an "illegal" activity...it's like teaching people how to speed at driving school...Best of luck

A lot of Senior Enlisted and Officers choose the better schools and family environment in Belton over Killeen and surrounding areas.  

Because of Bernie, the SEC is getting a bit tighter...and since the big firms all have their lobbyist that keep the SEC at bay, they are going after smaller fish (even though their resources are stretched to the limits).Make sure you understand the rules of the game and the various sizes of funds and where the funds are coming from...You really should have an attorney set up your first fund then you can copy a lot of docs for the second etc.

I even asked if he went up as far as Gatlinburg to do work, and he said yes, and that he makes a fishing trip out of it every time he does.

I'd probably lean more towards a professional sales job than real estate sales just because I like the environment better, but I could do both at the end of the day. 

Lending programs, pricing, and availability can change rapidly, especially in today's environment.

Motivated to keep hunting for duplexes/multiplexes in the greater atl environs

My favorite areas are Bathsheba (beautiful east coast beach) and also near Oistins (west coast fish market).

Which state has a more business friendly environment?

Lots of fish in that ocean-Next!