These deal are open for sophisticated and accredited investors.

@Travis BuckEnrolled Agent is a solid accreditation from the IRS that indicates that the person is well versed in doing taxes.

To qualify as an accredited investor, one of the ways is to show a $1M assets other than the primary residence. 

I am not a fan of the ETF's as it sounds like you are potentially an accredited investor.

I have researched the schools around me that offer the required 90 hours of pre courses and are accredited with the WV real estate commission.

I think NRIA is only open to accredited investors so more detailed info may not available on line.

Applicants who have a bachelor’s degree with a major in real estate from an accredited college or university may have the 60 hour requirement waived, and those with a juris doctor degree from an accredited law school may also waive the education requirement.

It's working well right now.I like word games, reading, playing with my wife and baby (in different ways, of course), and I like gadgets (PDA's, laptops, etc.).I got my bachelor's degree via distance learning in less than a year's study time (and it's a real degree, regional accreditation and all).

Russ Whitney is/was working on becoming accredited.

In an ideal world, you would want all your investors to be accredited and sophisticated and that should allow you to get the securities stuff done for less than $15K.One possible structure for this would be an LLLP or, depending on your state, an LLC.