The lengthy proceedure to get three years later to have to file a formal Foreclosure etc. does not interest most people to go through the hassle.

Some of the people that were scammed by Remington were attorneys, experienced attorneys, Ingrid Robinson"The Greed Report: Doing Due Diligence - How to Check Out a Business and Not Get Taken (cnbc.com)Matthew McManus, the former Montgomery County financial adviser serving a lengthy prison term for his role in bilking nearly 2,000 clients out of $26 million in a massive fraud scheme, will be profiled on CNBC’s weekly docudrama American Greed.McManus, 47, of Glenside, Pa., former co-owner of Remington Financial Group, will be one of the two cases featured in this week’s episode Friday at 10 p.m.Narrated by actor Stacy Keach, American Greed looks at real-life cases involving white collar criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.McManus was convicted at trial in February 2014 while all of his co-defendants pleaded guilty.He was sentenced to 16 years in prison in October and ordered by U.S.

NO, I dont want additional red tape and government intervention into our business affairs.For the record my wife and I go overboard in maintaining our places, we address issues as they are brought up, we provide air filters, respond quickly with maintenance calls etc.But the net net is the regulations are lengthy, keeping up on the changes for a small investor are difficult.  

Most companies now charge a % markup on maintenance especially if the properties are older and the calls are abundant and lengthy.

My city is doing a long overdue revaluation and fearmongers are saying crap like "they'll take your million dollar house and sell it for the tax bill".

The vast majority of people assumed, wrongly, that this situation was a civil matter requiring the Magistrate court and the lengthy eviction process.  

I also wrote an pretty lengthy article on this topic too if you would like to review it CLICK HERE

Not specifically for the "construction" phase when you're talking about permitting, approvals, etc. it can be a lengthy process. 

Because you are dealing with a bank this process usually moves very slowly and your contractors don't get paid on time and the project ends up being very lengthy. 

I did write a pretty lengthy article on how to PROPERLY structure buying with cash HERE.