In my market we have similar requirement on stairs and balconies only.  

If you owned a few thousand rental properties, you could argue that owning a private jet is a significant time saving tool and well worth the cost.

My investments were all what they termed private placement and was essentially funds used for lending, buying notes and recently land trust.After MIdland sprun this on us, my spouse also has accounts, I did some research but didn't see a purpose to remove our accounts at the time.I have not been with ET long enough to give comment on them and what little "issues" occured were technical.

My family made theirs in real estate (house hacking a private money funded 4 family when I was little) so two different philosophies.

Hello!Backstory: As some of you know based on previous post of mine I've found my first "possible" real estate deal.  A co-worker of mine is selling her condo (which is not listed on the market) and is allowing me fir...

Do some smaller dollar private lendingA property is too capital intensive and $20k will not get you very far.You also did not describe what level of risk you want to take, so that is something also to take into consideration when evaluating where to invest.

Quote from @Scott Tennell: For real estate investors who have worked with private money lenders, what strategies have you found most effective in structuring deals to ensure both parties are protected and the funding process runs smoothly? 

I have amassed a decent network of vendors, so definitely looking at fixer uppers.Eventually, I hope to grow my portfolio to acquire commercial loans for multifamily deals, I haven't started purchasing investment properties, only have my private residence.

Credit unions, banks, mortgage companies and private lenders.They all had the same answer.

Big cities tend to have more regulations, more crime, more leftist-leaning policies that hurt investors and private property rights, etc.