I was also the director of Art on the Ave Festival for 3 years and from 2003-2008 was Associate Editor of the Weekly Volcano Newspaper.

Reach out to the director and they will be able to offer guidance.

What you must avoid is any direct or indirect benefit between the IRA and a disqualified party.Flipping in an IRA does create potential exposure to Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) if your IRA engages in such transactions on a regular or repeated basis. 

And, when you advertise for a position in the LLC as a Financial Director to become a member of a real estate investment team that seeks high returns facilitating real estate transaction, you're trying to fill an open position in the LLC.

“Along with our regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA), we decided to take this step in response to Realtors’ concerns,” says Jane Severn, director of marketing at Fannie Mae.

The same goes for the mayor, the head of the planning department, the economic development director, the town secretary, and anyone else you meet with a city logo on their shirt. 

I am currently the Director of Building Services for a large church in my area and my wife, LaShunda, is a both a teacher and a real estate agent.  

@Alex Varner good afternoon Alex my name is Andre I’m from California and I am a California licensed contractor in California, it is required by law that a contractor receive 10% down of the contract prior to starting which is a good rule of thumb but in order to help the job progress faster because we know money talks and BS walks put him on a progress payment schedule by percentage of work done you give them the 10% he comes in he gets The work done to a percentage and you pay them based on the percentage if he’s having trouble acquiring material to start the job have him and his vendor deliver the material and you pay the vendor direct or you pay your contractor and he pays the vendor direct on the spot to protect you from any Leins any future questions don’t hesitate to ask aloha hope this helps

I asked an industry veteran (in commercial real estate finance) once, and he told me that the institutions have boards of directors and layers of management, which means there is a lot more accountability in every investment decision.

To add even more info, read here: 'Region's Outlook Bright, SJ Leaders Say'"John Solis, director of the San Joaquin Employment and Economic Development Department, said his department is working to ensure many residents stay employed, or find new positions for job seekers.Last year, his department hosted 84 job and resource fairs in an effort to find work for some 31,000 residents.