All I'm doing is asking very simple and fundamental questions ... and in response to these simple questions ... crickets ...

I checked the Secretary of State web page-nothing.

The NArpm web site is a good resource too.  

. :)   its all out there on the web or the folks on BP can do what I do and fly 100k miles a year  spend 60 nights at the Hilton looking researching kicking the dirt and then figure out were to invest  :)  

I have been listening to the podcast and fishing around the site for awhile and have learned that the best way to make myself useful and build a network is to contribute data  that is useful and relevant to people that I find on the Web.

* or where on the Web would be the best place to ask and find out?

Do you have a web presence that can be verified by your phone number?

Probably should not be in business.History has shown, based on the questions posted on this web site, that the vast majority do not care to bother learning their business regulations and would prefer to operate by luck.

Web sites and PDF one pagers would be a good place to start.

I would disagree with that generally speaking, especially for longterm buy and hold and share the location fundamental numbers to explain why.