I've learned so much :) The note fund I invest manages both performing and non-performing, but investors are insulated as they offer an X % performance warranty annual return for three years (X=12% in this case), by end of the term, I can choose to continue re-investing.

Best of luck to you in your venture and if you want to discuss more specifics of what I would do I'd be happy to (not sure how much it's worth, I haven't done it yet!).

Having your RE license allows you to have access to the MLS and other benefits.

Are their ongoing discussions in the town regarding implementing such regulations. 

It will discuss legal issues and all that.

Some good discussion going on even if we disagree on a lot of it. 

I was about 5 days from closing on my first place (an up/down duplex + cottage)...when the lenders (a typical residential / investment lender) said he would not fund the transaction...because the appraisal came back saying that it was a "raised mobile home" - and they don't fund mobile homes.It wasn't obvious that this was a mobile home by sight - apparently it was just the foundation of the mobile home that was used and then was re-finished (new siding, new roof, etc).  

Atlanta is a great market with tremendous opportunity to begin your RE investing. 

I will read through and start participating in discussions but I am hoping to learn a lot from the experienced folks here so that I can jump into this without being in analysis paralysis mode for a very long time.

But what I can tell you is that after researching this issue with my $50k SDIRA, I found that owning actual RE with it wasn't worth the hassle.