@William Dorough Your first line of defense is to carry adequate insurance on your properties.

This structure helps thwart the lawsuit before its filed.Also, insurances are a good first line of defense, but aren't a good enough defense for me to rely on exclusively.

I found all my investors from my local chamber of commerce conference.

In defense of things that are found on this page about this company most of those who are posting here are not a real person nor are they anyone we have ever done business with, using these facts you will see that we are not a bad company and we do have a high completion rate.  

It applies to just about everything including mortgages.StephanieNot sure why some of you come off as so defensive.

Why do our renovation expenses seem to be so much more expensive than investors I hear on BP podcasts or at conferences, etc.? 

3. if things get really worse, they play it really nasty and sue me about the mold. how could i defense myself.Answers and experience are highly appreciated.

Later this month I'm attending a RE conference in Kansas City.

Asset Ventures and Tony Martinez advertise on real estate investment sites and make presentations at real estate investment conferences in various states.The problem is that Asset Ventures and Tony Martinez do not pay the investors back. 

But for actually making the connections, I think public speaking (first at local REIA type groups, or eventually trade groups that are specific to your niche like IMN conferences or even BPCon) and guesting on podcasts are a great way to get the word out about you/your company, and then inviting others to reach out to you.That and starting your own networking group is a good way to expand your network - which can be as small as hosting a regularly scheduled dinner all the way up to a hosting a regional conference (the SF Bay Summit and Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit are two examples that started here on BP and grew into much bigger events).