Soliciting directly on Facebook is still very much a gray area.

Agree with a lot of what @David Thompson shared about syndications.Jack, I view large multi-family apartment investing as very attractive area especially for folks that want to invest w/experts that do value add investing for a living and you can help fund the acquisition and share in the profits.

I cant add a picture with my tablet but think of the above picture and instead of flanking the fireplace with gray cabinets, mine is flanked with a golden orange wall and the mantel is pale gold.  

As a broker myself, I would love to get 5% - 6% for about twice the amount of work (a little less actually since a lot of work is communicating with the other broker) but it's a very gray area ethically.  

Regarding 'how many properties per LLC', this one is gray and you'll see answers all across the spectrum.

@David Thompson, your blog entry on 25 FAQs was awesome, like a mini-textbook on the ins and outs of participating in a syndication.

I want to get a clearer idea of what travel expenses I can write off, but I don't want to get into a gray area of risky tax practices, so here's my question: If I'm in town for a week, can I treat the first three days as a work trip and the rest as personal time, and write of the airfare and business costs with confidence that I'm not muddying the waters?

Does appear to be a bit gray.

@Shane Thompson I decided to hold on to the 20k and look for a property

you could actually paint a black line where one unit ends and the next begins, then choose colors that look good together...light gray, dark gray, tan, brick, green, colonial blue, like bm historical colors or some other palette.