At least not legally.Long answer, read the law for yourself from: https://plb.iowa.gov/real-esta...543B.3 Broker — definition.As used in this chapter, “real estate broker” means a person acting for another for a fee,commission, or other compensation or promise, whether it be for all or part of a person’stime, and who engages directly or indirectly in any of the following acts:1.

At which point they will "re-evaluate", which they have been doing since the original moratorium expired on July 22, 2020.https://www.news10.com/news/go...I know landlords in my local market, like the OP, that have not been paid for over a year right now.Early on, these unilateral stabs at the private housing industry could be chalked up to ignorance of the business, but at this point it can't be any plainer: this is a plan by the socialists in government to take over all private housing in NY by driving the landlords out of business and then seizing their properties via tax foreclosure.If you are investing in C-class properties in NY right now, you need to have your head examined.I won't engage in the conspiracy talk but same situation in the city and Long Island.

I got engaged and have a great family life. 

I think it's difficult to do if you aren't pretty focused on it because it is very process oriented so trying to manage Section 8 rentals alongside market ones exactly like you manage market rentals may be tough.There's a lot more on Section 8 - I answer a lot of questions here on BP regarding it so if you want to check out my profile and my Forum responses, I think it will lead you to a lot of discussions (not just my opinions) that you wouldn't even think to ask at this point.Let me know if I can help further.

Don't speak to them - keep everything in writing - and don't engage in any of the "where's your proof." 

Additionally, (1) in an arms-length partnership, some of the partners may not agree with the donation and (2) you may be creating more administrative overhead by engaging in this transaction. 

Please feel free to connect so that we can find out where I can be a benefit to helping you achieve your real estate goals along side mine!  

Certainly I assume that I would be expected to comply with the requirements of the states where the pertinent parties are located, but to the best of my knowledge none of the ones I'm engaged with at the moment require a license for this activity. 

If the person has character and integrity, they won't offer to mentor you unless they know they are engaging in a win / win.  

If you broke it down by cap rate, expected growth, ROI/COC you may be able to compare a bit more but the different markets will be challenging to compare alongside one another.