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Doctor to cobber: How to begin teaching cob?

 
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I am currently a physician in a specialty that affords good work/life balance.

In a nutshell, I want to transition to working part time as a doctor and part time as a cob teacher.

My wife and I have a thorough education in cob building and we also have a few buildings under our belts. I feel capable of teaching people how to build as well as we know how ourselves, and I simply want to spend more of my time on this stuff and have a way to allow my family to be more directly involved in my life.

However, I am not sure how to get the process started. I am also not sure what the legal situation would be like, from a business standpoint, from a liability standpoint or for the mere fact that I intend to spend about half of my time teaching a skill that is quasi-legal at best - but it's something I really want to do.

Any input would be appreciated.
 
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Well. What state are you in? That's going to affect the legality of both the teaching and the building (not to mention taxes and length of season).
 
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