There are many, many people in other service-oriented professions whose entire business models are based on selling their time and knowledge (information).People that expect everything to be handed to them for free, with no respect for others' time? 

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

If you can get good at networking and building relationships by establishing rapport, you'll get ahead much quicker in this niche.

Agreed mate,I'm all about taking personal responsibility and I have been swindled many times in a similar fashion like many feel on this thread.It seems like these investors including myself in other instances get negligent and don't read between the lines.Especially after trust and a relationship have been established, we become gullible and don't second guess or question.Maybe it's greed for some but in my instance it wasn't.Just innocent and trusting stupidity (No, I'm never a victim as that is ******** mentality in my book).I had some spare $$$ and wanted to diversify in other assets through folks I considered friends and trustworthy business partners.Didn't even think twice to look things over.Looking back, it all makes sense now but it's easy being a general after the battle heheI only blame myself here...I mentioned in the thread further above that I lost to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars.Again, it is what it is and it's a lesson.Only myself to blame and have always taken the high road in such instances.As much as I'd like to fight for justice and go down the legal path, it just isn't worth the time and emotion.Upwards and onwards.Become better and make more than you have lost.Each to their own and that's just my personal "modus operandi"

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

I realize a lot has to be worked out, but tokenization through blockchain eliminates a lot of legal documentation issues once established.  

so far so good one project is well and septic.. of course we had to drill wells and do all the ground tests etc.. the other projects are basically infill with mainlines already established. out west here each state is different.. in CA you will hear the term Mello Roos ..

I realize we’d probably want to bring in a real estate attorney, but I’m assuming there are models in place that are probably well-established for such a partnership that I know nothing about.

He had a tech job and we talked the business and he was legit and when meeting the family, they were very respectful.