The text of the proposed House Bill regarding accredited investors is: "any natural person the Commission determines, by regulation, to have demonstrable education or job experience to qualify such person as having professional knowledge of a subject related to a particular investment, and whose education or job experience is verified by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or an equivalent self-regulatory organization (as defined in section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)"The last part is of most use, but whats an equivalent self-regulatory agency?

This is the assignment component. 4) Yes a buyer could attempt to deal directly with the seller but be firm with the buyer and tell them if they do attempt to do that then you can't be doing business with them. 5) Investor meetings primarily, calling people on craigslist who are renting properties and ask them if they are looking to buy more, can do the same with "for rent" signs you see in a neighborhood. 

"Like kind" is defined as any real property that has been purchased with then intent of holding for productive use in business, trade or for investment. 

Sounds like an interesting way in investing money as well as getting money for deals.Brandon Ingegneri: What would you define as over-leveraged?

The ADA defines an “employer” as any person who is: Engaged in an industry affecting commerce;Employs 15 or more full-time employees each work day;For at least 20 or more calendar weeks in the year.

Sounds like you have not defined your criteria for a buy and hold.

I am considering offering the seller a down payment plus payments for a defined period until the property is in a condition that the bank will approve the loan.

I would check out what areas are being defined as opportunity zones upstate.  

Fortunately for us, green card holders, foreigners married to US citizens and more are not defined by the IRS as non resident aliens. 

However if you make it to his big event which does cost a fair amount of money .. the content is quite detailed and you will learn how to or what to do to find rehab and resell.. and a lot of detail about rehabbing from all major components costs etc.. one of the big rooms is a deconstructed house and he has experts in from each trade..