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Add in the numerous state laws and it makes for a lot info.  

The best asset protection is hiding your assets; second best is hiding your ownership identity behind numerous entities3.

Hello BP,I’ve seen numerous investors preach to invest in bitcoin.

This is far from the 1st time I've felt that syndication management has been represented as primary ownership on BP, numerous podcast guests announce they own vast numbers of doors, and then deeper in comes the revelation that it's mostly syndication.

You may want to get an attorney and hope RTR doesn't sue you.There are numerous posts here on BP with warnings about buying turnkey because you pay top dollar.

I was referred to the lender by numerous agents and and investors in the area.

I feel like those lists are sold and resold numerous times over and over again for the same data.

Yes I have answered this numerous times on other threads, but bullet points:1 - If you are considering a PM, now would be the time to hire as you can lean on them most likely.2 - Look for designers in the area. 

However, there's also the potential risk of encountering numerous scams.