I would highly recommend starting of with only accepting electronic payments.  

No social media (but she does work with kids in a school system so maybe privacy settings).  

A) Start a Farm1) Create Neighborhood Website and corresponding social media sites2) Door Knock3) Every Door Direct Mail CampaignB) Sphere of Influence1) Create Monthly Email Campaign2) Be Social, go to every party, happy hour etc.3) Get them items of value every quarter4) Personal handwritten letters/birthday cards/holiday cards etc.C) Business to Business Networking1) Join a B2B networking Group2) Refer people to their business, be a giver.D) Go To Real Estate Meetups

Some people need it, for everyone else - not so much, but universities, high school teachers, media, and parents will have you believe otherwise. 

I did flight test engineering, electronics engineering, etc.

Don't remember how long it took to close, most of it was done electronically and perhaps with a notary.

He put his wife on payroll as the CEO, his one son as media manager and the other as office director. 

Usually, the company is on the lease not the individuals and your electronic payment comes from their finance department. 

She also isn't even good at poker and that's why she quit playing and somehow turned herself into a media darling.

I am not one for social media, however, connecting with a local investor last night gave me the final push I needed to use his words "Dive into BiggerPockets and lurk in the forums" so that is exactly what I'm going to do.My name is Christopher Smith, and I'm an aspiring real estate investor in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, focusing on purchasing my first residential multifamily to house hack.