BP podcasts, speaking at established companies, writing a book, SEC investigation, FBI review etc do not make people honest.

Part II: what are some best practices when just getting started, to keep the whole transaction history for my first property separate so I can easily provide that information to a buyer years down the road?

I don't like having a cease and desist but hey 40 years 5000 transactions one blemish I can live with.. but we were not going to win  this one.. the investors are not personal friends .. they are not close associates  they are BP members ( well non of them were)  but came from the same sources.. and we controlled how the investment went.. so we did what I think most of those in the note business do.. we created a fund.. in Oregon its called a real estate paper offering.. its a hybrid of the 500 series and the state was forgiving on me I had raised about 6 or 7 million at the point I got turned in  on my model.. they could have tattoo d me.. but 5k  and 20k for the lawyer and create a doc the state liked and we were done.. 

For Non-Occupying Borrower Transactions, the maximum LTV is 75 percent.

Do you think learning by doing or books and podcast here to learn real estate investing?

I consume loads of information now: podcasts, books, blogs.

Basically from my understand , if you are buying a home directly from a homeowner and you are licensed you have to make it clear that you are not representing them in the transaction.

@Oles Street A good way would be to learn about what you want to do first by reading books and listening to podcasts, and networking with experienced investors. 

Once you are established and can start using your equity it can snowball but, it takes time and lots of building.Read everything you can on BP and look for some good Real Estate books. 

Since I spend a lot of time in traffic, I have had plenty of time to listen to audio books, and one that has really inspired me is David Greene's "Long Distance Real-Estate Investing".Hoping to hear from others who have invested out-of-state without going the turnkey route, others who invest in Columbus, or anyone else who would like to network or share experiences!