I can't tell you how many times I've gone to a club or meetup group and at the end of it realized I came away with absolutely nothing gained, not because of anything they did, but because I didn't even know what I needed to know.

-has rental properties of their own (preferably long-term holdings to gain cashflow and property appreciation).

This type of legal work is expensive. 

Legally, I can only increase rents by 1.8% under new ownership unless there is a capital expenditure or significant increase in property taxes that justify it. 

If there are any local members I would love to talk and hopefully gain some knowledge.

As a legal analogy, in jury selection, many folks believe what they see on legal TV shows is an accurate representation to our criminal justice system.

Does anyone have a legally reviewed/approved non-recourse Promissory Note they could share that was used for a self-directed IRA account transaction in which the IRA acct. was the Note issuer?

In Pennslyvania, does the 10 day eviction notice need to be posted at the house or can it be mailed to be legal?

I guess my question is, what is a good constructive way to form a partnership with him, are there legalities?

What is the best plan of action legally.