I agree.I believe this is why you get commercial loans for your residential properties.Yes, that and the fact that I am running a commercial enterprise.

I like to invest where the good jobs are for most of my properties with the exception of the trailer court I have in Idaho...JBU.S. 2Q OFHEO home price index up 4.7% annualizedPrintDisable live quotesRSSDigg itDel.icio.usBy Rex NuttingLast Update: 10:06 AM ET Sep 5, 2006WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. home prices were appreciating at a 4.7% annual rate in the second quarter, the slowest gains since 1999, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said Tuesday.

Arm’s Length Clause - “Seller and buyer each represent that the sale is an “arm’s length†transaction and the seller and buyer are unrelated to each other by family marriage or commercial enterprise.

We strongly believe that with hard work and determination we would turn our endeavor to a successful enterprise.

I suspect he has discovered how to use other investors' money to improve their properties and make a profit for his enterprises and reinvests the profits into his own projects. 

Setting up the CC&R and improving the common areas and units is not a cheap enterprise.  

I believe that being an independent brokerage is one of the last bastions of free enterprises in business.

There are certain properties that sit on the market, but that is because there isn't the wiggle room there to make a buck.If you want to be able to really know the answer to this question, you need to learn about your local market.Jason MuenchowCentury 21 Beggins Enterprises 

I am going to make the assumption that your intention is to run a legal enterprise and not trying to evade taxes or screw vendors, customers, etc.For most of your questions, the answer is going to be "it depends on what exactly you are going to do."  

Raising private capital from investors is a regulated enterprise, and not following the rules and laws that govern the activity can get you into serious legal trouble.