What are the risks if the person isn’t qualified?

In-person local meetups are the best and they for sure have some near you.

Personally I think it depends on the type of investing opportunities you're looking for and where or why we are seeing an increase in market activity.

Agents will always have references for solid general contractors 

He has even come to my personal house to pick up money and some things I ordered from Amazon to be installed in the property, and fronted some of his own money to keep things moving while I wait for the draw from my lender to clear.

I personally review the lease section by section before they sign it.

Neither of these report to our personal credit. 

Of course any incoming project of this magnitude will generate a vast amount of speculation, but personally I do agree with the popular opinion on the positive impact it will have.

I think the bank would require a greater % down than 25%, unless there was a super solid plan to increase revenue and/or decrease expenses very quickly.

Not sure how Las Vegas operates but when I get a code violation of any sort I get certified mail delivered to my personal house and multiple other regular mail attempts.