haha Are there any clubs or organizations in the city that people go to to network or talk about REI?

You would need to be able to make sense of the HOA financial statements of a complex you were looking at to be able to form a clear picture of the financial health of the organization. 

This is how we begun and many of our properties bought 7 years ago now contain significant equity which we have begun leveraging to buy some cash flow properties.

I like Dave''s books but that is the last dime I will ever spend with his organization.

It was on about the third or fourth time I found Bigger Pockets.I found jumping into the blogs to be a little overwhelming considering I knew absolute zero about real estate, however the easy and organized layout of the beginner’s guide was exactly what I needed.

If you present the image that you're property managers for an organization that owns dozens of properties, how does that make the "landlord" less of a target than you and hubby who own two or three properties?

Tim Cook is the organizer.

What's the best way to keep everything organized and separate?

I want to see audited financials for all stores to see the health of the organization.

My role in the organization focuses on equipment leasing, insurance, banking relationships and purchasing & optimizing parking properties (by the way if you have one to sell, I would love to take a look at it).