As others have said I don’t travel to exotic locations to invest, my stuff is fairly local so the actual need for a business meal is low.

So once you know your market and your asset type then you can come up with your locally relevant 50 percent rule!

Good morningIt is working well.I expect to buy 8 houses in next 5 yearsAfter that I will start flipping but I am sorry you mistook meMy flips will be local:)

I have some contacts in the country who can lend a hand getting me plugged into local networks.

My real estate attorney advised against putting my name on the title due to tax implications.

Hi @Melissa OdomI would suggest calling your local RE (real estate) brokerage and asking for references.

Well if you really want to do it right, you should speak to a local PM or lawyer who has done it before.

Will the rents be able to be increased with new local investments in the economy? 

Local investors or agnets that work with investors will know who to go to.

If he likes a deal and wants to get into it, he would need to be able to fill out the subscription documents, which are ~10 pages of things like, name, address, SSN, whether you are using a Trust, LLC or other entity, and a bit of information about his financial status as required by SEC rules.