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Read the whole section of the servicing guide, not just the top paragraph. 

If you have a good agent, trust your agent, they should be a great guide and tool for you.

If you think they'll shrug you off, you'll be surprised.As you figure out the best strategy for you and what these deals look like, you can start meeting with investor-friendly agents to help guide you further and start analyzing deals. 

As you’re probably aware, navigating the zip areas can be a little tricky since it’s street to street, which is why we’ve developed a free zip code guide to help navigate the areas.

Your attorney and accountant can guide you through this process.7.

There are great people here which could guide me in the right direction and I appreciate any advice.

It's good you have a goal and using that goal to drive your decisions at each step will guide you. 

Based on the statutes, the legislative history, and the case law, the following 7 essential elements will help guide you when working with your lawyer and administrator. 1.Third Party Administrator (TPA) – I use Trust-CFO as my firms third party administrator for my CA clients with PRPs. 2.Qualified diagnosis by the TPA to determine if you even qualify3.Asset exemption analysis by the TPA to determine which of your assets are eligible for exemption4.Funding analysis based on income, age, and retirement needs5.Plan documentation and funding of plan – this is a critical step often overlooked or not done correctly.