So far, I have not heard of any connection with the financing schemes of Bin Laden (kinda hurts even capitalizing that name and using it as a noun) with China, but would not be surprised.

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Max, I think the other paragraph in your link that is relevant is:"...it is presumed that frequent lending by one individual to another in a manner that involves interest rates well above the prevailing rate might be considered to be part and parcel of an illegal loan sharking scheme in violation of RICO."

These schemes are called Proportional Property Ownership.

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I agree with @James Wise 100-200 dollars is not that much in the grand scheme of things, especially if one has a decent income.

Since then I've bought and sold close to 100 properties, did rentals for a long time, now I strictly flip and seller finance them.I try to star away from negative people and nay-sayers, although a LOT of people who've read my posts here and elselwhere think I'm pretty negative on most gurus and "get rich quick" schemes advertised today.

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I don't want to have to manage anything.The only management I need to do is in Level 2 with the flips...and my partner does that, so in the overall scheme of things, my Money is doing all the work...not me.