One of my objectives is to avoid situations where the likelihood of being sued goes up significantly and then the likelihood of loosing is above normal (I realize I can't avoid everything unless I do nothing, think woman with hot coffee and McD's).

I have set short term and long term goals to get rid of the debt, I will get rid of most of it in the next year to year and half.

I am also very interested in understanding if the above can be done in states where I do not reside because the economics in the state that I do live in (NJ) are not good in accomplishing the above objective.

It is not easy to set up this approach but once established it is bliss.

I do have a finance background, do my own taxes for the portfolio we have and believe I understand the fact set.  

Wednesday, August 31st at 6pmTulsa BP Meet Up at McNellie's SouthIf enough people are interested I'll set up the event.

I own a tax return preparation, financial planning and business consulting firm that specializes in tax returns for real estate investors and setting up LLCs for investors.

It also seems like you've set your sites on REI but don't know which direction to follow.

My objective is to become known and, most importantly, trusted by these people.

They have a social mentality that you need to adapt to and can not set your standards too high while at the same time insuring they adhere to all community rules.