I enjoy the way you lay out your expertise in an easy to understand manner and appreciate the fact that you put it out on such a public platform....Regarding your question on the knowledge that I gained from your posts that surprised my boss, the most memorable moment was during my interview.

The only safe way for a bank is at a public auction where it's harder to pull off these shenanigans.I bought a condo at a public auction at the bottom of the market, and a year later they still had 30 available selling for $25K more.

For example, someone has 2 properties in RI and they don't want anyone to find out through public records that they own those properties.

I would start with the county recorder since all transactions are public record in Georgia.

I've found if you're just getting started, surveying the market and their associated CAP rates with public listings via brokers is not a bad start.

What has not been as publicized is the civil case in which the end buyer has filed a claim against this individual for wholesaling them a property.

The government is facilitating a low cost alternative to public offerings that would make most syndications not viable.Private offerings are the wild wild west of investing with no audits, filing requirements, little regulation, tons of inexperienced sponsors, and lots of complexity. 

Clayon works for Fox in the public eye too so if he was screwing people, it would be a public nightmare.  

What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.

ZZTop is not going to show anything to anyone that is not already known and public knowledge.