What if the guy takes the money, breaks in the next day, and thumbs his nose at you when you bring up the cash?

Now with COVID I'd rather repeatedly hit my big toe with a hammer than fly.I live in NJ, and the local Facebook forum is full of posts complaining that the local gas station attendant's mask slipped off his nose while filling up their car and they "just want everyone in the community to know they may not be safe if they go to this gas station".

Here in my area there isn't any rent control that I know of.Laws here are pro-landlord but I have heard of other states that can be a nightmare.I think Government should keeps it's nose out of businesses.

If anyone is interested this is a great book that tries to get at the root of the 2008 crisis:http://www.amazon.com/Fault-Lines-Fractures-Threaten-Economy/dp/0691146837

He was discriminated against simply because of the color of his nose!

Often, banking operations will be defined and are regulated at the state and federal level, they apply to the operations conducted, such as purchasing, assigning, servicing, assignment of servicing, the modification, etc. of any loan secured by real or personal property, the exemptions are stated as well and on exemption to these laws may be for a mortgage broker, this is where the requirement to be a mortgage broker comes from, not from the mortgage broker originator laws.Lastly, note brokers and gurus could care less if you are qualified or hold the proper license, it's no skin off their nose, s if they can make you a birddog and find notes for them, they benefit without liability from your actions.

Now, that I'm done brown nosing :) I don't think we've talked about food.

It is nice to see strategies to not pay taxes, but I think a lot of times people bite off their nose to spite their face.

Every investor needs more people to do "legwork" and be their "eyes. ears, and nose" in certain situations.

If everything on the documents seems OK, I'd rely more on my own EYES, EARS, AND NOSE to indicate any problems.