There are so many truly wealthy people out there why are they seeking the little guys to fund such a massive plan?

If you are looking to prosper in Real Estate you can read and make all the GURU's wealthy and go to all the mtgs and buy all the tapes and books that you want, but I challenge you to STEP OUT AND STEP UP and purchase that junker and use is has a FLOOR PLAN to SUCCESS and you will not be sorry.Each person that has talked about a down economy.

Despite his slick talking claims, he has never been a successfulbusinessman, never was wealthy, and as of February 2015, he is yet to generatea single dollar in profit for anyone who has trusted him with their hard earnedmoney.

Let me just say the following (of course this is my opinion only)When I saw you are 17 and your profile states "I have had a fantasy of driving nice cars and traveling..." to me, the right choice for you is to GOTO COLLEGE:-  I don't think you are mature enough at this point to truly understand financial management and wealth- I don't think at 17, you can truly know whether RE is your passion. - Understand the concept of "Illusory superiority", whereby individuals overestimate their own abilities relative to others.  

I am not a fan of this tax but Trump said he would tax the wealthy and this is one way to do it.

Please check out this meetup it is dedicated to out of state investments in apartments.meetup.com/Los-Gatos-Real-Estate-Networking-Meetup/  So you think all the wealthy investor who invest in San Jose/San Fran real estate are making poor investments?

Why would someone rent when they are wealthy?

I wish developers had more of an incentive to provide housing for the vast majority of people, not the wealthy.

I know several very wealthy, seasoned veterans with 100+ properties who use excel for managing their business.

You do not need an expert in asset protection at this point unless you are already very wealthy and if that was the case you would already have an attorney for that need.I would go with a local attorney.