@Edward Briley @J Scott @BPNation... you probably already know this, but Here is a list of documents containing some of the most comprehensive data about the American housing industry in recent history, from the leading lender who knows a little about the US housing market.

This just needs to be structured in a fashion that both initiate the transaction together and the equity split (say 80/20) is maintained throughout the life of the transaction.Some folks will create a partnership LLC with multiple IRA accounts as members.  

I also started building a list of people who might be economically threatened by my proposed project.Then I started meeting people in a very deliberate fashion, including all the people that would be making decisions and voting on my zoning proposals.

They have continuously looked into my company as if it is odd for an African American to successfully run a construction company.

American Airlines Flight 11 was one I took frequently to work with our company's rep in LA.

@Jay Hinrichs will be looking for your posts on the future american greed episode. 

In 1992 a poll of the American Economic Association found 93 percent of its members agreeing that ''a ceiling on rents reduces the quality and quantity of housing.''

For those, I have been looking at FSBO on Craigslist, non-PM rentals listed on Craiglists, local Buy-Sell-Rent Facebook groups, driving for dollars (a/k/a driving around the area you are interested in and looking for houses in some sort of disarray), and good ol' fashioned MLS (both through automatic emails from my realtor and Redfin). 

Federal: you're mostly looking at FHA (Fair Housing Act) and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). 

. :)  It's technologically a wonderful platform, however it utilizes a very un-American technical support concept: you cannot call them for support.