I've heard of out-of-staters paying $40k for a cleanup after a body removal and that probably was not factored into their spreadsheet when they purchased.

Like so many topics in the building/housing space, there are two valid sides to all of these coins, and finding where equilibrium is between those sides is a very difficult job for our governing bodies.

I see how hard a lot of my colleagues work, even in their 60s, and I want to start investing soon, so I don't have to work grueling overnight shifts when my body won't have as much strength in 20-30 years like it does now.  

The specific height has to be composed with the area and body of water.

They just might not be licensed, might not be ethical, usually don’t answer to a broker or a regulatory body (unless they are licensed) and use a different sales process where the EM typically goes hard earlier in the transaction and the buyer is on their own with fewer contingencies and less time to do their due diligence.

In a state that a lender can get a deficiancy judgement if the deal goes through foreclosure the client can get their credit trashed and end up with a big fat judgement against them.. ( state specific).the reason your probably getting buyers that want to do this is because of all the online notoriety currently like Pace Morby who is huge in the space and the legions of students and followers and then to a lesser extent there is BP's own Sub to Guys..

Anthony F. at Fund&Grow made the credit approval process a breeze.

I'm getting a lot of differing opinions from both real estate professionals and regulating bodies. 

The hard money lender has tons of experience with lots of flippers in your market and if they approve the loan you'll know there's enough fat in the deal for them to be repaid. 

Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Bernie BurkeIf you invest in a syndication make sure to get updated reviews - whether here on BP, or in other investment clubs, a lot of the buried bodies are making their way to the surface.