Hey guys,Been a long time since I've posted, wanted to jump in and say hi and begin participating in the forums, time permitting!

I think your services would be very valuable to an investor who wants to continue participating in his operations.

The only advice that I qualify to give now is to learn a lot through reading but also actually participating in the market.

It is participated in by an extremely intelligent group of men and women at multiple levels.

(You'd be looking for the needle in the haystack with lots of active participation on your part to find them. )As I'm sure you've discovered, there are many markets around United States where you can achieve favorable rates of return and be in a healthy market and in desirable neighborhoods.Working with a professional to help you identify those markets in neighborhoods would be my best advice.

I look forward to learning/participating/growing with you in my new REI endeavor.

Note you'll still need to be an accredited investor to participate right now.  

The key seems to be "refering for a fee".(10) Any resident lessee of a residential dwellingunit who refers for compensation to the owner of the dwelling unit, or to the owner's agent, prospective lessees of dwelling units in the same building or complex as the resident lessee's unit, but only if the resident lessee (i) refers no more than 3 prospective lessees in any 12-month period, (ii) receives compensation of no more than $1,500 or the equivalent of one month's rent, whichever is less, in any 12-month period, and (iii) limits his or her activities to referring prospective lessees to the owner, or the owner's agent, and does not show a residential dwelling unit to a prospective lessee, discuss terms or conditions of leasing a dwelling unit with a prospective lessee, or otherwise participate in the negotiation of the leasing of a dwelling unit.

Since the 1970s,  the number of administrative staffers has risen by 235 percent, while the number of faculty and students has increased by only about 50 percent. 2) 38 year lows in labor participation (Please don't fool yourself by believing that we are at or near full employment as Janet Yellin says).  3) Very significant increases in government regulations making it harder to start small businesses (which is where the preponderance of new jobs come from).  

An admin contract will be made as to additional participations down the road but not related to the loan.