All, here's a clip of the law, "requires out-of-town landlords to assign to their rental units local agents who can be reached in the event of health or safety issues related to the units.

They attend networking events, build websites, print business cards and worry about stuff like LLC structure and taxes instead of learning how to become a deal maker.

Instead I see people I recognize from presenting at his NoteCamp event saying they think he will probably go to jail.

It took off months later with many of the new buyers in the market consisting of NYC residents looking to get away from such a huge metropolitan area and into a NJ suburb in time for the next catastrophic event.

Bar and foods & appeal stores, equipment store, bowling, Ping-pong, Event venue, etc...There is company called Golf suite.

Hey @Justin Sullivan - you can check out Events and Meetups forum via this link - https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521

you're on the hook if you did the loan as an individual in the event of default whether its an LLC or not (absent some anti deficiency states like California).

For instance, mileage from driving around to view properties for sale, educational expenses like books or seminars, expenses from networking events with other real estate professionals, etc.Hope that provides a helpful example. 

(And the "deal finder software" scam seems to be the HOTTEST "smoke and mirror" fogger, of the moment.

Of course I still need to decide which part of the country I plan on investing in (it's possible I'm moving around the country frequently in the first year, so that is making me think about the most ideal location for an initial investment).Once established and with a track record in Spain, I plan on making my first investment here in the US, most likely in the Boston/MA area.In any event, I'm excited to connect and learn from those in this group.If you know anyone with international investment properties or contacts abroad, especially in Spain, I would love to connect!