Worse, if you’re sued and a court buys the plaintiffs argument that you we’re offering financial advice without being licensed, you lose all statutory defenses and the likelihood of being held responsible for losses, legal fees, and extraordinary damages will be very high.

Playing defense late in a market and 1031 exchanging into a higher quality area.4.

Good luck @Darwin JimenezWhile insurance would cover the majority of issues, it's dangerous to rely on it as your only line of defense.

If the homeowner does not raise the statute of limitations defense, then the defense is waived and the lender can continue with the foreclosure.What If the Statute of Limitations Runs Out During the Foreclosure?

He immediately got defensive.

Moved on to defense contracting, and finally started my own businesses.One of my businesses is a successful landscaping company, and I would like to evolve it into a property management company.I have spent roughly 4 years studying real estate investing, and I would like to finally move into making my first investments now that I feel that I properly understand the cradle to grave process of real estate investing.So far I have lined up the following:-Hard lenders-General contractors-Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Floor specialists, HVAC specialists, Roofers-Mortgage and Insurance brokers-Attorney-30+ real estate agents-Web based database software for investment portfolio tracking-24x7 call center (intergrated with my landscaping call center)-Access to Pre Foreclosures-Access to a Bank that will let me have up to 10 loansMy Strategy:Purchase price between: 20,000-200,000Property Types: Duplex, Quadplex, Multifamily, Condos, Room rentingMaximum Purchase Point: 65% LTV, 55% ARVMinimum NOI: 10% year over yearLocations: Military Presence, DoD Presence, College Presence, Major Job Hubs20% Cash Reserves of Notes (2,000-20,000 per unit)8% of value of properties for repairs (4,000-16,000 per unit)3 years of taxes (1,500-6,000 per unit)3 years of HOAs (600-1,500 per unit)Exchange Strategies:-368 Exchange-1031 ExchangeStructuring:-S Corp Parent Company-LLC Holding CompaniesInsurance:-Standard GL, Flood, Fire, Natural Disaster, Tenant Insurance-Umbrella PolicyWhat Im looking for:Id love to have some guidance that could push me through the crawl, walk, run process into the Real Estate industry.

I work for the Department of Defense as a mechanical engineer.

You can get an engineering-based study for about the same price and it will be done in the USA with audit defense at no extra cost. 

In Joe's defense, at least here in BP, he replied to your post the same day and gave you 3 ways to contact his business to resolve your issue.  

There is a lot of unnecessary realtor hate, and that puts a lot of people on the defensive.