It amazes me that in "The land of the free" some organizations (Which are not defined as government) can tell people who own their own property, how to landscape, what looks good and what doesn't.

An investor that sets up a business will have more tax deductions as well and how that business is organized can make a difference.You also might want to check out the chamber of commerce or other networking groups.

You guys are being too kind by calling your "historical" districts... historical.Based on most of the idiocy I have seen come out of these organizations (they all remind of sad people who are powerless in every other part of their life) I affectionately refer to the as "hysterical" societies.Eddie...

One of the bigger organizations that is promoting mixed-use is the International Council of Shopping Centers (icsc.org).

I especially like that allows you to setup groups, so you can organize the feeds you get.

Have you checked around for any related 503c Non-profit agencies with similar missions that might be willing to partner with or buy the properties outright from you?

I didn't even think about what this could do for Habitat for Humanity, are you sure this can impact the non profits that offer seller financing or are they somehow excluded?

Two family owned organizations that are near and dear to my heart.1)The Dodgers2) In-n-OutFollow these two empires, and you'll do just fine in RE investing!!!

On a larger scale it becomes dominated by many of the corporate entities both for-profit and non-profit.

‘Guru’ isn’t as commonly used and has more or less been bastardized by some unscrupulous marketers.In a perfect world I would say the difference between Gurus and Experts would be that Gurus aren’t only experts but they take the extra steps to take their systems, methods, and experience and form a course to instill the investor ability in others in a more comprehensive and organized fashion.It’s the nature of profit and opportunity that brings out the bad apples who taint the well and it makes it a little harder to separate the good gurus from pseudo-gurus so renowned experts have to market in different ways (if they know what’s good for them) to sidestep that image.