Regulations are both the best and worst part of investing in CO - best because they are confusing, which gets rid of large Wall Street investors and keeps competition lower and profits higher.

The guy in the article was running an exchange, sort of like a bank, and he was also connected to another earlier huge exchange scam.

And sort them for the most recent reviews. 

Brother I'm really sorry to hear your story, really Charissa Nappoles and Rober Mincey is the worst composition, I bet they make tons of kickbacks and don't give a **** on what they are really doing

I don't know how many deals like this I could do on my own before I could reasonably expect my worst-case results to be a loss of $16K.

The first being - don't bring your friends or family into the mix :)Since it sounds like you're pretty solidified in your friend moving in, and it could be a good first roomie, so just to get your feet wet... i'll double down on Laura's advice - do a lease, for the legalities, but i also highly recommend some sort of written (we call it a) Room Mate Agreement.

Hey BP community!
First post here. I currently co-own 2 different properties. One is my primary which I live in with my girlfriend - I'll call this property A. The other I co-own with a good friend - I'll call this p...

Via LLC or through a syndication of some sort?

I have a friend who is further along on the path (has done 5-6 of her own) who has offered to help as a consultant of sorts.

My opinion is they are not treated RE in a business manner, because most business growth is built on some sort of leverage.