I think not.If your going to use "rules" or as I prefer, guidelines, make sure you totally understand them before teaching them.

Otherwise, stay small and carry the water your income allows as an individual instead of as a business.

It seems like every time I look up, there's a new "commercial lending" or "commercial funding" company that has popped up across my networks.The individuals offering these commercial loans are always offering somewhere between $1/2 million and sometimes even $1 billion in loans.

So can a foreign individual without SS# serve as the trustee?

While you may not want to manage multiple profiles, there are a vast number of companies and individuals that see the importance of doing so.

I plan on attending the ext available REIC meetings scheduled in my area to hopefully meet a few like minded individuals with more experience/knowledge. 2nd, for example, lets say I want to buy a 3 unit building and live in one of the units myself.

They will teach you exactly what they are looking for, and will love you for it.

So start networking with Realtors, get introduced, and then those "big players" will teach you exactly what you should be looking for - and they'll be thrilled to do so.

It seems the discussions I have been in lately has been with individuals asking how they can start investing in real estate.

Army and when we went to Fort Irwin for a 30 day military exercise - individuals usually gained about 10 pounds.