Mostly my motivation comes from the fear of "settling down" with a safe job, a mortgage and a minimal retirement plan.

It's going to work out well once I get a good 15 second elevator pitch established.

I was trying to workout my pitch before contacting them again, but that sounds very interesting.

But I would be peeved that they don't have their own inspector; the fee should be minimal in that case because you're just paying for a clerk to file papers, and not for somebody who has some training and thus gets paid a bit more.

So, these things can happen, but a broader analysis will help minimize your risks.P.S.

I do not agree- so my FIRST SALES pitch is to my spouse- I really want his buy in on what I see and what I envision for my 15-20 year plan.

Not interested in getting pitched products just looking to network and meet like minded people.

The sale pitch in the 80s and 90s was that they were buying the place, they usually didn't trash the place, at least not until they learned they had been set up to fail and lied to, if they got close enough to the carrot before the con artists declared a default, chased them off and said "next!"

Unfortunately, what Bill said is not true in California.According to multiple attorneys I asked, a lease cannot be bk-proof, even prior to the lease being signed.A signed statement from a prospect also does not stop the landlord from being named as a future creditor.Basically, the old rules still apply- screen well to minimize risk.I met the prospect today, and she told me her husband and son just went to an MLB baseball game.Yeah, now I know why she's planning to file for BK.

For this reason, many organisations who work with women in transition try to keep the circle of those in the know as minimal as possible.