But then again you know and deal with that banks president, and have more than proven to them that you stick with your properties and pay off your loans.

So I met with the branch president last week and he is willing to work with me.

Boise City"We think the markets hold considerable opportunities for investors as long as they do not over pay for properties," says David Hicks, HomeVestors co-president.

I am the president of a tech company I started several years ago.

It really just depends, and a HOA that's great now can quickly change when "Nosey Nancy" down the street gets elected to head the association and decides to rule with an iron fist.Google "HOA Nightmare" if you haven't and would like a laugh.

All good advice ...but keeping the course material on point to add value to your level of expertise in the REI realm will be an interesting exercise.During my Engineering studies we had to take 2 years of a Finance elective (after the required micro/macro econ., ordeal).But the Business/Financial faculty had little to offer other than pure theory so I approached a visiting prof in the Ag Science faculty.

Here is a interview with the president with more details.http://www.youtube.com/watch?

@Daniel RingwaldConnect with the president of the local REIA ask for a referral for an investor friendly broker.Paul

I am serving as President this year and next year.

At some point it may make sense for your LLC to elect S-corp treatment (rather than straight pass-through) and pay salaries, in order to bypass some self employment taxes.