One of which was to have some added benefits and organization with your colleagues.

Are you willing to create a database of people and organize it so that when a property comes across you can target the people who buy the type of proeprty you found?

Any organization that would first teach you to increase the limit on your credit card and then sell you a product with your new found credit limit... does not have your best interests in mind... regardless of their claims or pitch!

"Testing" for compliance became the organization's major program.

Could be the same or different organizations doing these two phases.

Todd,That list is very informative and organized.

Three run local non profit investor clubs (SDCIA, Investors Workshops, and SOCALREIA).

Has anyone ever donated land to a charitable organization before via 501(c)(3)?

The mention of "activated organic powders" suggests activated charcoal.

How do you differentiate "terrorist" from "soldier employed by a foreign country"...especially when many terrorist organizations are at least partially funded by foreign governments (remember that even the Taliban was funded by the U.S. twenty years ago).