Personally, I would never send out a colleague request without an accompanying note of introduction identifying why I am reaching out to them;  even if I were sending the request to someone with whom I've had plenty of interaction on the forums.  

Another is participatory education, which involves some sort of interaction with an educator, and can include seminars or boot camps, conference calls, and webcasts.

This would offer a tax advantage of avoiding the self employment tax at a certain income level, and the entity would provide you with limited liability protection if a client that you interacted with decided to initiate a lawsuit.

I'd like to stay away from the big lenders altogether but I've had a great interaction thus far and am being given super competitive rates compared to the smaller, local lenders.That said, I'm looking for a little guidance and/or perspective as to whether or not this may be an issue for me down the road. 

Because I work for the company I cannot promote it publicly but if you're interested in an all-in-one property management and accounting solution that you can add bank accounts, categories and currencies while maintaining excellent records of your properties, leases, residents and all interactions, lets chat:)

I would like to have an open house but I'm unsettled about having all of these people interact with my owners, etc.

My most recent interaction with a seller of a 5 bedroom 3 bathroom home I asked if anything was owed on it still and the seller immediately jumped to the defense saying "That's none of your business."

I like to post things here first because I always learn something new, so I can interact better with the attorney and ask the risk questions.Jean

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