Check out BP Podcasts: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcastI hope BP serves as a helpful resource for your REI endeavors!

From my perspective, homeownership primarily serves as a hedge against inflation.

I am a licensed realtor in Georgia and South Carolina and Bluffton/Hilton Head Island is one of the markets I serve. 

Food for thought - you'll also want to consider your tax strategy and reported income through the lens of your future plans.

We always have a speaker and have just started providing food and drinks as well.  

The enforcement is not even handed in all cases but it is always illegal to put out signs and you could be charged fines or left completely alone.The signs may serve your business needs but the people who live in the area probably think it's noise/garbage.

With all due respect to the development big firms out there, my project is very small and I believe I'd be best served by a small firm or even one-man shop, and frankly a bigger firm will likely not have time for a small deal.I simply need a low-cost conceptual plan that I can use for marketing to builders.

These are the people for whom 1 missing paycheck (for illness, emergency, etc) would mean not putting food on the table. 

He even serves as an expert witness in credit-related litigation.

My bank continues to increase my financing capacity at a reasonable rate, and my banker and realtor had watched me grow up that they serves as my feedback wall to bounce my sometimes crazy ideas off of.