Don't forget the new "Deal or No-Deal" presentation opportunity after the main meeting, where you can 1.) present your deal in front of the group (years of experience) to help determine if you have a deal and 2.) help you structure the deal and 3.) to try and get the deal SOLD on the spot.

Long term planning Competition Analysis Joint Venture Strategy Partner Management Corporate Structure Project Manager Definition: White House Rentals Project Managers will oversee rehab projects in the companies portfolio.

In these  structures you will hold the retirement funds in a bank account of your choosing and have signing authority.  

What are some ways to overcome the disabilities that come with investing at a distance, such as not being physically present to inspect properties, or even close the deals with sellers? 

If you buy and reno right you should be able to refi their 2nd out (or pay them off) after repairs and lease/sale, so I would structure it as a short term loan with a big upside for them... 

Here is how the ROBS 401k structure works at a high level.A new C-corporation is established.Corporation sponsors a new 401k/PSP.The IRA/ former employer 401k funds are transferred to a new brokerage account opened for the 401k/PSP.The new Corporation issues stock shares to the 401k/PSP for the benefit of the 401k owner.The 401k participant must be an employee of the Corporation business and he or she may take a reasonable salary.To the extent that the corporation generates profits and elects to distribute those profits to the owners of the business, the percentage of the profits associated with the shares held in the 401k/PSP will flow back to the 401k/PSP brokerage account.

I'm not sure what the backyard cleanup will involve but I am guessing a thorough liming of the soil following the physical removal of the dog poop.A problem I have with 'dog/pet people' is that they 'do not get' the problem.  

The best structure is a Series LLC with anonymity trusts so that you compartmentalize the assets if there is a litigation while hiding your ownership and the company ownership of the underlying asset.

This dehu should be placed as near to the center of the structure as possible and left on until all construction mtrls moisture content reaches 14% or much less.

If they want  a freestanding structure like a platform/patio they can move when they leave I would consider but not a deck.