Definitely want to do things right, sorry if it seemed like I was trying to skirt around the law 👍🏻

You are in the right place for making connections and learning. 

Quote from @Ray Joseph: If you attend a local meetup, I'm sure you'll find investors that operate in other cities or states.And you have thousands of out-of-state investors to mingle with right here!

However, my mother has fully paid for the property, making her the rightful owner in practical terms.

Moreover, these people usually don't have the right systems in place to follow up/nurture the lead adequately. 

All right, thanks all! 

There’s no right or wrong answer. 

you are in the right place for learning . every day read as much as you can and soak up all the invaluable knowledge here on these posts .

You're in Lisbon, right?

So they need to meet your standards, right?