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They typically get affirmative releases from owners of record and I was surprised that they offered no incentives that I could see to the former owner to sign and return their QCD.

3 - If you were getting your hair cut, how important is it for the person with the scissors in their hands, to have gone through training from others that are professional and with experience in cutting hair?

did hundreds of those. and yes it was hair on fire.. 

Or a hair salon or a quad-plex... etc.By providing my children with a debt free entry into society with the potential to tap liquid funds for investment I have set them apart and I will have also allowed them the ability to be their own persons and not be anchored to my "dream."

Being a team player in sports as a child to being a team player at the collegiate level has taught me many things, but it has certainly affirmed the fact that, "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another" (Proverbs 27:17). 

Would home owners; (a) Freak out, run around the living room, set hair on fire, and call agents to rapidly list home for sale?

Maybe just a hair on the high side.Not that my opinion carries any weight. 

On the contrary, they have educated themselves and affirmed that lining the pockets of life insurance agents with commissions does not benefit their retirement plans.If you want to be taken seriously Be upfront, identify yourself, and disclose your relationship with the insurance industry when making comments.

This may seem like it's splitting hairs but I assure it is not, it's CORRECTLY setting the stage of comprehension, as what comes next will give this clarity.