Now that I'd committed publicly, it was time to get off the pot so to speak.I booked my tickets to Greensboro, and reached out on the beginner forum to announce my intent and see if anyone was willing to meet. 

This way you can add value right away while learning from others on the team that have the skills / knowledge you need to have.If you don't have the time, knowledge or interest to be active (think of this as another job really to actively operate your own apartment community), but like apartments you can invest passively with good apartment operators who already have the solid model of success that you want and with intention, learn from them while you are earning. 

Check with a lawyer because if you get someone who really is a gun rights advocate they might try to sue for housing discrimination even though that is not your intent, they might feel that way simply because you asked the question. 

It is my understanding that the main requirement is intent.  

Borrower has no history of being in this business, and no future intention of being in this business...it's a consumer loan.

Some mold is very dangerous and a lot of it isn’t, as there is literally mold in the air we all breathe every day.

simple criminal intent and activity.. real estate is now the new Nigerian prince scam .... in everything from fake landlords to fake lenders.and facebook is horrid I would never ever in a thousand years do business on facebook ( in the real estate space) simply would not trust anyone who posted on facebook.. to me its bush league at best and at worst is full of criminals looking to scam people.

You need to incorporate with an attorney and not off-the-shelf or download from a website incorporation papers, it needs to be modified specifically for the intent and purpose of the business.

HB 747 was passed by the Florida Legislature this session with the intent to allow securities dealers and investment advisers to make loans without a license.

You need to take a deep breath and take the emotion out of the analysis.