Mark, You are smart to research how to structure your notes to make them appealing to investors.

I assume without question, the smart answer is to establish a legal entity in which to buy property to afford a level of protection.

@Ben Leybovich is a stand up guy and very smart.

The smart thing to do is contribute the maximum matched amount and invest anything above that elsewhere.Out of all of the podcasts that I've listened to (and I've listened to every one of them) number 17 sticks in my mind as the only one that I consider to include really bad advice.

It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the application for or procurement of a loan secured by real estate to: (1) Employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (2) Make an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made, in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, not misleading; (3) Receive any portion of the purchase, sale, or loan proceeds, or any other consideration paid or generated in connection with a real estate closing that such person knew involved a violation of this section; or (4) Influence, through extortion or bribery, the development, reporting, result, or review of a real estate appraisal, except that this subsection does not prohibit a mortgage lender, mortgage broker, mortgage banker, real estate licensee, or other person from asking the appraiser to do one or more of the following: (a) Consider additional property information; (b) Provide further detail, substantiation, or explanation for the appraiser's value conclusion; or (c) Correct errors in the appraisal report in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.2.

I'm sure that all y'all (that's the plural of y'all in the South if you didn't know) are smart enough and good enough that you will never make a mistake.

However Financially is this a smart move?

NFA firearms are machine guns, silencers, short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns, Any Other Weapons (AOW), and destructive devices.

Hi, well J, I've been at it for over thirty years and most of the people I have dealt with aren't smart enough to dream all that stuff up.

I have been reading some of the recent articles about using an FHA loan and that seems like it might be a good way for me to get in the game (but smart this time).