Team sharing software will become much more useful in the future as I add employees and want to remotely track their work/productivity.

I put these words in quotes because the IRS and Dept of Labor and several other Govt entities will see your "contractor" as an employee of your company if you "track" them in the way I think you're referring to.

BUT, I have been reading here and other places too for a couple of years AND I have an employee who has 10+ rentals and does a GREAT job screening and dealing with tenants.....it is like having a built in mentor :).

I figured that I would keep things simple on my first transactions, get some experience under my belt, then figure out other financing strategies.Are you personally managing your properties in Houston, or do you have employees doing the management?

To be honest with Facebook the only benefit I have had (And it has done more than Twitter or LinkedIn) is that I have connected with people that I have met at local REI events and stayed in touch better and have used some of the pros that I have fostered that relationship with.

If you have self employment activity and no full-time employees, you should look into the Solo 401k plan as a suitable structure for your retirement investments.

He just kind of made the gov't employee excuse of well there's no way we could provide that kind of information.

The rep for my administrator said they used to allow directly buying real estate but the fees and paperwork became prohibitive and they now do not allow it any more.As an employee do I have the right to choose an administrator or become my own administrator?

A funding portal is not permitted to:provide investment advice or make recommendations; solicit purchases, sales, or offers to buy the securities offered or displayed on its website or portal; compensate employees, agents, or other persons for such solicitation or based on the sale of securities displayed or referenced on its website or portal; hold, manage, possess, or otherwise handle investor funds or securities; or engage in any other activities the SEC determines to prohibit in its crowdfunding rulemaking.

It's no different than companies and corporations performing background and credit checks to determine the risk of hiring a new employee to further protect the owners/shareholders investments/money.