If you say your want a basketball court with the city, they may ask why, if it's limited to personal use you might get by, if it's a public thing (free) they may say bleachers, fencing, lighting, tons of liability insurance and maintenance agreements.....who knows, turning private property over for public use is generally welcomed under strict circumstances and if there is a need and neighbors don't object.....could be another special use situation.A tree farm will be about like the garden, just plant the trees, but saying "farm" brings a commercial aspect to it, especially if you plant 200 blue spruce on rows and most are gone before some future Christmas where it becomes obvious you're running a commercial venture again.Nearly the tree farm idea is growing specialized grass as a sod farm, less noticeable, scrap it up as you sell it and replant, so long as you don't drive up with a truck that says "sod for sale" it's an under the radar use.

He has a legal team that he works with and after speaking with him, he let me know all the legal aspects are legit. 

Sponsor is critical.

With a bandit sign, the critical elements are that it's concise (can be read quickly), is viewable and readable (i.e. big sign by slow-moving/stopped traffic); and is eye-catching (think colors here: yellow background w/ black letters ALWAYS catches my eye when driving whereas white sign don't necessarily do so).Where unique becomes critical is in direct mail.

It is absolutely critical that you acquire properties at a huge discount!

I'd like to hear the details.Finally, in your earlier post, you essentially criticized me for 'throwing them in the street like an animal".

I've got (I think) pretty high ethical standards, and would want/need to stay away from any aspects of the business that are a bit 'shady' (using illegals for labor, cutting corners on building codes, questionable methods of evicting tenants, etc...)At a higher level, I'm concerned that the glamorization of real estate investing in general in the last few years, and rehabbing/flipping in particular the last year or two (via TV shows, magazine articles, etc...), combined with an overall sagging real estate market (albeit less so in my area), may mean that now is a poor time to get into this biz.

You can do more with the employee benefits and pension aspects compared to what an LLC allows.LLCs are better optimized for holding assets that appreciate.Note also what some states allow for an LLC will vary.

What you have just shared and are currently experiencing is when an active real estate investor hits critical mass with conventional guidelines.

Matt M I can understand your frustration, but let's try to keep the conversation more on the business aspects of the situation ok?