The best way to verify this is read up on the laws yourself and discuss with an attorney that knows the laws.

Anybody who is willing to connect sometime over lunch or a cup of coffee (on me of course) so we can discuss and get to know each other!?

Would you have time to discuss?

We have a small group of investors that meets each month to discuss the market, trends in our area, and potential deals.

Should I sit out of the RE market, hope I don't burn through my capital, waiting for the next downturn and set of opportunities then?

I'd recommend reading through your documents and perhaps discussing it with either your lender or attorney.

This year I tore our bathroom back to the studs, rebuilt it, re-plumbed the house and pulled out almost all the old armored cable in the house and replaced it with 12awg, built a fence, and tore up the busted concrete driveway, replacing it with a bigger gravel driveway.

I think just about everything I need has probably been discussed in the forums previously so I will continue to check there. 

Would love to connect and discuss our goals and see if we can organize a meet up or just learn from one another!

This lead me to look at a handful of cities, in which I started calling RE agents in and booking flights to see houses.After visiting several towns, I put two houses under contract tin Columbia, Missouri (February 2016).