I am just a bit fearful of stepping into this area since I don't know the legal implications.Does anyone have experience in this area?

You hit right on my number one fear.

They fear pulling the trigger on a deal because they do not have enough info to feel comfortable. 

Choosing not to invest because of irrational fears is not a good idea.

I guess my fear is if I send an invoice today, I'll grt paid next month where the project is already finished.

It reminds me of the oft quoted line from Warren Buffet, "Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful."

I did, but I fear that they posted here simply to get their BP post numbers up.

The time of international tax minimisation may be coming to a close I fear.

I have liquidity from the previous business to invest and hopefully kick start this endeavor.Biggest challenge - I don't know this industry, I am coming from a completely opposite industry in the technology field.What I have, I think, in my favor, are colleagues from the RE industry with experience in both traditional RE sales (agent/buy/sell) but also experience in the REI side (one owning about 70+ properties and the other owning about 25 properties, both using their properties for passive cashflow)With an engineering/analytical background, my greatest fear right now is the unknown and I am trying to shore up that experience through reading and listening to others, but as I have already discovered, its like taking a drink from the fire hose - way more knowledge than I can consume in a short period of time.Questions I would pose to anyone interesting in providing some feedback -- Best way to look for that first opportunity?  

Next, I doubt many here really do understand ethics in real estate, they may well be God fearing folks, go the "Golden Rule" route and deal very politely, none of that is an "industry ethic" (close, but not exactly).