Quote from @Sam Lewis: I understand the benefits behind hard money lending, its guarenteed return from your cash... however, what cases would a hard money lender trust someone they don't know/barely know?

Quote from @Shannon Bloomfield: Hi,My name is Shannon, and I have been listening to BP for a few weeks now and reading Rental Property Investing, where they talk a lot about BP and the benefits behind being a member.

While Wyoming LLCs offer anonymity and tax benefits, you’d still need to register it in Alabama and California, adding costs and complexity.If you are not flipping properties, there is no need for Rehab LLC.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

I though the benefit of having this membership structure was to cancel the subscription (eviction) without have the traditional lengthy process.

It is important to factor in all the benefits of house hacking into your calculations, i.e. amortization, appreciation, income, & potential rent avoidance.

I don’t think arbitrage is worth it - it’s kind of like the baby step into STRs that hook people into taking all the risk and doing all the work and missing out on 2 of the 3 reasons to invest in real estate: tax benefits and appreciation.much much better to buy and own your own STRs.  

This is actually something I see as a benefit because it shows that the city is interested in facilitating the growth of that industry, and it's much less likely now that they would do a 180 and try to limit usage

I’m a real estate professional, and we benefit from tax strategies.Would you sell or keep renting?

They've figured out how to take advantage of the warranty policies to benefit themselves.

So set this up n phases so they can vote smaller chunks.