The barrier to entry (education, experience, money, connections) do seem to be quite a bit higher to get all of those above mentioned benefits in comparison to opening a brokerage account and purchasing stocks.No essay needed.

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Ideally, we can connect next week and my team and I can provide a free consultation on what may work best for you and your Mom with a few more details, but if I were to take the situation at face value and try and brainstorm an idea. 

If you don't invest in those two activities now, you will be behind.There has never been a better time in the past 10 years to build connections and educate yourself on multifamily.

I'm partial to 1-on-1 coaching as it allows me to create a personal and lasting connection, but the other two programs are great options for REI's as well. 

Account Closed Especially since you've done a deal already - I find it effective to have a credibility kit of some sort.

There is NO getting around the fact that you own the property/business other then a TRUE no-recourse loan (which will not be an option for small mom and pop investors) and no if the loan is on your credit report has no effect either as credit report is NOT the only source.The premise of DSCR loans is for borrowers who cannot qualify for full doc loans for one reason or another, but it seems the real premise of DSCR loans is because of the commercial purpose designation is that a lot of states do not require licensing of any type to sell these products.

I'm wanting to connect with an asset protection specialist to ensure that I have legal entities etc. setup correctly and I'm covering all my bases.

Definitely open to connecting 

One of my mentors put me in connection with a colleague of his who is selling a quarter of his portfolio due to retirement.