I have not made a move towards anything yet just because of fear of the unknown and trying to figure out how to vet deals.

If the two of you were simply individuals owning the property as tenants in common and neither of you owned more than 50% of the entity then you could make the case that it was not a related party transaction.My fear is that if audited the exchange would fail due to the closeness of the related transaction. 

It’s inspiring to hear people get over that initial fear and take action.

My biggest fear is getting on the phone with a potential seller and not being able to articulate or persuade them to sign a contract with me.

My fears are probably illogical and I should just get over it.

Oregon you can have dual agency.. its just that many brokerages have not allowed it as they fear litigation. 

@Nick C.You bring some interesting points.The sargassum has been an issue for a while now but it's mostly seasonal and so its impact hasn't been what I initially feared, as you can read from this very recent article: https://www.riviera-maya-news.....

So biggest impact is, a good item to run fear-news on for a bit.

Fears of a Shift: Strategists at Bank of America warn of a transition from a "Goldilocks" economy (stable growth and low inflation) to stagflation.

I am considering hiring Anderson but don't want to allow the fear tactic or hard sell to convince me into jumping into a big financial decision like this.