It's market is extremely active and will remain so for a little while longer; the solidity is grounded in geographic location, climate, diverse employment base (ever expanding), higher education, no state sales tax, hospitality/tourism, music and entertainment, the list goes on and on. 

This site has been instrumental for me and like you, hate to ask for help.

Not to mention it is a cash like instrument making it extremely liquid. 

If that answer is yes, you should have an instrument that is safe from taxes.

In this day and age of pirating music, games and movies, your internet provider will give you up in a NY minute to the authorities.

You mentioned the semiconductor chip factories in Sherman and Denison (suburbs of Dallas), and I'm assuming you're referring to Texas Instruments building out and renovating new semiconductor fabrication factories, which is absolutely true.

Chris music, I'm in the same boat here, what would be an example of a  "solid deal" in your opinion?

Since Investor B has the 1st lien position, what other type of instrument can be used?

There will be snacks, music and fun.Make sure you bring a lot of business cards.This MeetUp is great if you are a newbie (new), contractor or tradesman, wholesale specialist, house flipper / renovator / rehabber, mortgage professional, pretty much any professional looking to network.See you there!

He also said brokering in the way that I described it may be construed as wholesaling security instruments (similar to what I'm hearing above) but he wasn't exactly sure on specifics.