Everyone is happy when their investment goes up, but as the only financial warning says, "past performance does not predict future returns". 

While the “debt to equity” practice may not meet MY PERSONAL definition of “fair”, in and of itself it is not illegal, unethical, or fraudulent.Truth is if the posters warning about the subject have accurately portrayed the specific situation, there is cause for concern.  

Certainly not their fault - crimes are always the fault of the criminal, not the victim, but it is still baffling that he got away with it so long.I guess the upside maybe (for the industry, certainly not for the people he screwed, unfortunately) is that this is such a huge mess, so high profile in terms of our little corner of the investing world, that maybe it will serve as a reminder and a warning for a long time to come.

Awesome Colin, thats amazing and very encouraging, I am not remotely where  you are in regard to business but I took risk  a in 2013 and went on my own and you are correct, so many doubting, warned, and discouraged me. 

There is a lot of grey area on this site, as there is on most sites, and in the interest of wanting to be fair to posters and not be ridiculously heavy handed, most mods will give posters the benefit of the doubt on the front end, maybe with removing a post and a warning or something similar.

Give a written warning and demand they correct the violation within X days.

I would warn however that if you are thinking of signing up you should make sure you have money not just for the class but to actually purchase a note(s) as well.For the Non Performing side I would recommend having 40-50k set aside to invest so you can build a portfolio, different loans will work out over differant time frames and you don't want to put all your eggs in one basket.

The only problem is, they seem to be very lazy and inconsistent (just irresponsible all around) - in the past when I've had to send them warnings (short of an actual 3-day notice), they do mitigate the most important issues but only half-assed and temporarily. 

It's as Buffest warned, the greatest transfer of wealth in human history in action. 

I am looking for advice on how I can take appropriate action to warn future landlords and LPs about a deceptive and destructive executive-level tenant who is also a GP on real estate deals.I rented a fully furnished luxury executive rental in Raleigh to the CEO of a company that builds and operates healthcare facilities.