For the last 2 days I have had little sleep as I am participating in #ScottCarsons #Notecamp.

Fractional ownership arrangements should not be confused with condohotels or condotels, in which each participant has whole ownership of a particular hotel room or suite.

"As such, it’s imperative for all market participants to understand the nuances of the New Normal Real Estate Market."

People are usually happy to show you their pet, especially those who are proud of the care they provide for it.

Regularly attends and speaks at our local landlord association meetings, obviously appreciates those landlords who participate, wants to know immediately if a sec 8 tenant is a problem tenant and will boot them off the program so that a deserving person can use the limited voucher funds.

Anyways, I've kept the idea of real estate in the back of my mind until around recently because I have 2 more years left of law school, and I will be trying to get more involved soon.I look forward to participating in the forum!

Search for BP Acadiana (Lafayette) and The RING (Baton Rouge) on meetup.com.Listen to all of the podcasts available...there is so much knowledge to be gained from them.Utilize all of the free resources available here on BP.And, finally, participate in the forums and expand your REI network.

Something like "Hey NAME, my business is to buy FILL IN HERE and my strategy is to FILL IN HERE and I invest in this market because of reason X, Y and Z...Ask the question "NAME based on what I have shared so far, if I bring you an opportunity as I have described, does this align with the types of deals you are looking to participate in? 

If you're a participant in the transaction you should disclose that you're an agent, provide a notice of non-representation, and that you're an investor that intends to make a profit.2. 

@Craig CurelopThe qualified first-time home-buyer is up to $10,000.https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-topics-tax-on-early-distributionsFirst-Time Homebuyer ExpensesDistributions from IRAs to pay for qualified first-time homebuyer expenses may be taken penalty free (IRC Sec. 72(t)(2)(F)).