It us also easier to promote an event than a house.

This impacts certain investors more than others, a long tern seasoned investor with appreciated assets will have more opportunity than someone starting out.Are you here to ask questions about it or are you just looking to promote your fund? 

We have previously contemplated Austin (polar opposites with housing prices).Do we follow my job or do we quit everything and move to Austin?

After you get some experience and can bring some cash to the table, you can promote yourself to 100% owner with a lender (who you just pay a financing fee).Good Luck!

Or is fanny mae (the government) actually promoting self responsibility?????

Or possibly not even trip, what about a product - an IPAD could work - I have seen many people use it to lure people into what ever they are doing (luxury Re agent for a series of showings, blogs to promote readers to signup for email newsletter etc)

So we don't have speakers or promoters and that has worked well for us.  

A few ideas I have heard of:Credit Card Balance Transfers - there are credit cards that have promotional periods of zero dollar balance transfers (just pay 3% up front) and can use that to leverage money for a down payment. 

It is much easier to say you're accredited and seek promoters using the right exemptions for you.  

Their business model is that they make most of their money through the title company that they heavily promote.