There is a test called HOWEY test (you can google it).Basically if the asset is an "investment of money in a common enterprise, with a reasonable expectation of profits to be derived from the efforts of others" it is considered a security.  

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Your business enterprise was successful because you were informed and knowledgeable about it. 

Noteworthy employers include the University of Kentucky, state government agencies, Toyota (Georgetown), the public school system, Amazon, agricultural enterprises, distilleries, and numerous healthcare facilities.

Hey Bill - I do marketing coaching for REI and sold enterprise technology for 15+ years. 

I have a small portfolio of two duplexes, far from a multi-million dollar enterprise and while I'm passionate about my RE investing and wish to expand, I can't seem to justify ten's of thousands of dollars on consulting (at this stage in the game) even though I believe it would be beneficial. 

Met with a partner who has retired his (family member only) C-corp service type enterprise.

If your thought's are aligned to "How can I get asset's under my control, to be operating with 100% levered capital, 0 capital investment held in enterprise, yet a "cash-flow" similar to that of having vested capital in it......

We work the surrounding areas like Headland, Enterprise, Ozark, and have just recently been buying and marketing up in to Troy.  

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