We both have other jobs.But what he did that was smart is he accepted all the duties that I hate: Bookkeeping, dealing with the city, organizing financing, and when I have a problem, he comes through.

I am an active duty service member and I am currently living in Japan, my new and old duty station is in the Hampton Roads Virginia beach area.

I understand that there are many ways this could play out, but it's vital that you work with people (agents, lenders, contractors, etc) who treat you like their partner, not their bank account.

That's vitally important, especially in this current market we are in.   

I'm an active duty airmen stationed at JBLM in Washington.

I’m rather new, but my decision to choose a brokerage largely came from what I needed now.I’m active duty Air Force and found that many brick and mortar brokerages wouldn’t work for me.

It's called feduciary duties. 

We homeschool and garden our own food thus an agricultural homestead is our goal.Ideal isn’t vital as we understand we might need to house hack our way up to a larger property.

Now of course as I mentioned bridging up with the right city is equally and vitally as important as who you get into bed with in those cities.

I've read a decent amount this morning about what is and isn't legal for bird dogs, but I still haven't got the direct answer I'm looking for...Here is the question: (Indiana)Can I post an Ad on craigslist looking to hire a part time 'Market Surveyor' with job duties that include: Taking a picture of a distressed property, writing down the address and observations (without stepping onto the property or speaking with the owner), and submitting that information to my email.The BD will not be interacting in any way with the Home Owner... which means they won't be getting the house under contract.Here is what I found in the Indiana RESPA:1) Code 25-34.1-3-2 "no person shall, for consideration, sell, buy, trade, exchange, option, lease, rent, manage, list, or appraise real estate or negotiate or offer to perform any of those acts in Indiana or with respect to real estate situated in Indiana, without a license."