I am borrowing from a relative at 4% interest, so I will be paying as cash.

I figure lying about who I am renting to will only bite me in the rear later- I say no students, then have a student related claim- would they have to pay up?

Although not RE investor related, my favorite example is www.dogoodrealestate.com/about If you find a wholesaler type that operates with a stated way of giving back 10-15% or something like that (even if not a B Corp) I'd LOVE to hear about them.

You posted no details other than an 8% return from holding RE and claim t is lower risk than my suggestion through your arguments.I never stated that the higher returns were derived from or promised by "prophets".While I agree that typically, higher returns usually come with higher risk, a smart investor can achieve both double digit annual returns and low risk via note/trust deed investing.I also agree that understanding risks is important as they relate to returns.

Other tasks on my to do list are relatively regular, such as: analyze deals and make offers (once or twice a week), work on buying systems (1 hour per day), visit job sites (twice a month), pay contractor a,b,c (daily), etc, etc.

I am a retired financial planner and have also sold insurance . you will find that the vast majority of "financial Planners" make their living selling investments and insurance and relatively few do fee based planning for a living.

Now, come on, I know better, the experience relates!

A related point that's often glossed over on the sale is that there are two taxes that will apply.

I will be collecting here different and relatively new articles I stumble upon in my research.

There is NO de minis in federal law and the feds were specific about that in their Final Rule on the SAFE Act.Moving past the SAFE Act, there are a host of federal compliance issues that people have ignored in the past that just can't be ignored anymore without significant risk, and some relatively new ones that can be very dangerous to ignore.