Sooner or later some of these deals are going to start blowing up, and when that happens a lot of lawsuits are likely to follow, as well as complaints lodged with the regulatory authorities.

Some board or regulatory body governs his actions.

You might need to follow the SEC rules for the USA and then equivalent regulatory agency in the foreign country.

I think it is critical to have a regulatory body audit the Qualified Intermediary's operations to ensure that it is operating in a safe and sound manner. 

Maryland is one of the few states that does NOT require PMs to be licensed, which means there is no state board or regulatory body over seeing them (i.e., there is no recourse, short of the judiciary, for members of the public who are harmed by a PMC).

Running an Airbnb is work, and you e got to know the laws so you do it in a city with some regulatory certainty.

Hello,Several issues before water sub-metering: 1)Does your state allow sub-metering and billing residents for water/sewer use, GA does;2)Are you going to read/calculate bills/ collect for the sub-metering, if so be sure your lease are correct; 3) If billing your residents, You will or are fulfilling ALL regulatory requirements, usually dictated by the Utility Commission in each state.;4) Numerous meters are available from simple manual read meters @ $45 to RF -Cellular meters @ $150 or more (noting some RF meters utilize propitiatory remote reading capabilities owned by the reading service)5) if a third party billing service is used, the billing fee typically is paid by the resident (not  the owner)6) After sub-metering a 25 to 35% water/sewer savings is typical,  it's a no brainier, so just do it.We're hear to answer your sub-metering questions.Dan Helton

To get the other units occupied then there would be regulatory approval after inspections and it would have to be incompliance with all current rules...zoning, egress, parking, everything. 

Hello All,I'm curious to know if you wanted to start a Limited Partnership to invest in notes and/or tax liens, is that something where you would need to register with the SEC or some other regulatory body?

While there may not be any regulatory implications, you are effectively dealing with contract law.