My wife, and brother in law are also interested in being partners with me.

Avant law firm

Is a 4-unit property required by law to have laundry on site in the state of Nevada?

Type David J Willis real estate law into google.

What you'll find over time is that all 50 states handle contract law slightly differently and you need a real estate closing attorney who is willing and able to do double closings - not all are.Call attorneys to discuss - check with investors at your local REIA meetings to find out which attorneys in your area do double closings - find a local attorney who will walk you through the process.

Has anyone been to a Seminar where it was strictly networking or are most seminars held by Guru's trying to sell their product?

Tell them to pick up a copy of their state landlord tenant laws.  

I would argue that if a investor puts a deed in a land trust, he is simply taking advantage of the law not committing a fraud. 

Generally as these things go, you get what you pay for.I don't know your state laws so I would talk to another accountant if you were already unhappy with that one, but that being said your accountant might be actually doing his job and referring to the South Dakota Contractor's Excise License.  

Under the newest tax laws that just came into play in December, an individual can gift or die with a combined $11.18M before being subject to transfer taxes (and $22M per couple with portability or split gifts).