I know this is tempting to do, but there are endless ways to get into trouble if you don't have a lending background.The Securities and Exchange Commission has regualtions concerning accepting funds from "investors" and how loans can be secured.State laws also dictate the number of investors you can deal with in addition to the SEC.If you borrow from others and provide the loan you make as collateral for the loan they gave you, you are skirting on a securities violation, like a corporate bond.To provide loans as a business enterprise, you will need to have a license.

There you will find links for "Bank REO Listings" and "REO Asset Managers".Of course, Citi could have this loan guaranteed by some mortgage insurer or gov't enterprise (like Fannie or Freddie or VA or FHA); in this event it could be sold via the channels used by those entities.

I need some general tips on naming a corporation.For example, I used to want [] Capital Enterprises but that sounds so cold and big city.

I think some real data might be useful.According to the US Census Bureau, the rental vacancy rate for the third quarter of 2010 (most recent data available) for the Indianapolis MSA (metropolitan statistical area) is 15.9%.

The alternative is to invest in someone else's enterprise and let them take all of the upside that is skill-based.

I use Farm Bureau and have an outstanding agent, prices are very good.

They can shop among their companies.You can call and benchmark it against a State Farm or Farm Bureau if you like.Get $500K of liability coverage in the policy, and ask for umbrella protection of at least 1mm (2mm even better); doesn't cost that much and necessary to help protect assets against lawsuits.

Maybe should have bit the bullet and turned them over to the collection bureau for half.

Originally posted by Bryan Hancock:Subject matter expert (SME)Overcome by events (OBE)SME is small and medium sized enterprise in my world of IT services.

You want to make sure you have the right Internet provider, the proper equipment, dedicated bandwidth and excellent end-user support.In the past, investing in these types of expensive managed internet networks was limited to enterprises, universities, banks and high-end facilities that had the resources to hire an MSP (Managed Service Provider) and pay for the up-front installation costs.