If NYC has the names/addresses of people - then they stand a greater chance of being penalized.From my understanding - NYC has already been penalizing those that the city has been deeming big players in the airbnb business and mostly let go of the small fish.

You'd be better off contacting big to medium size players in your local market to see if you can help them in exchange for shadowing.

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Players still need a coach at each base.

@David OlsonI am in no way an expert at this but I believe when you are making a cash purchase the main team players are:Attorneys, Title Company, Inspector and Appraiser (occasionally)Attorneys: Using legalese to get the purchase contract in writing Title Company: Perform due diligence to make sure there are no liens against the propertyInspector: You already covered thatAppraiser: To determine the price of the property at its current state and after repair value.

Professional basketball player here who has a ton of time in the offseason.

Professional basketball player here who has a ton of time in the offseason.

Some of the bigger BP players have assets in 2-10 MSAs.

I might be a player and I work with a group of about 30-40 investors that can pull the trigger on this kind of thing.

As an ex-NFL player, you probably have a great network of high net worth people, it might be a great opportunity to syndicate a deal, bringing in investors with you.