I don't even know how the flippers buying them are making money.  

It's like getting a power-up that makes your spending power and returns even stronger.

You are probably throwing your money away if you are planning to hire a "guru".

It had to spend billions of dollars in infrastructure to get hotels and airlines to do the same, which then would bring mass tourism.

A trust may offer some of the same benefits as an LLC, depending on your goals, and allowing you to claim the part of the house you live in as homesteaded tax.Make sure you have the right home insurance and consider an umbrella policy for extra protection.Certainly buying a house, using conventional financing with limited money down as a primary residence and renting out parts of the house to help pay the mortgage, is a smart financial move.

Meeting them puts a face to the name and forms a human connection... you're not just after there money. 2) Provided them with a rental application.

But if I am not raising capital here, just putting the money to work here, why would the local capital-raising laws apply?

So, why is McDonalds still spending billions on advertising?

It is FAR easier to spend your time chasing new money.

Investors, (two of us) ultimately funded about 32% of the project with cash and additional money was raised from members of the local REIA, simply by word of mouth.