At least in some of the more fringe-trendy areas.

An interesting tangent that sits on the fringes of many of our conversations here.

All these advise have been super helpful.I guess my next step is the stream and civil engineer for usability.The lot is currently is on the fringe of development.

“Strategically this puts a major facility on the northern fringes of Miami-Dade,” Widener explained.

There are probably pyramids, ponzis, and network marketing schemes operating within the RE space, I would imagine, but they would be on the fringes, not representative of the basic concept of the real estate rental business structure which is a service for those who don't own property to obtain housing by paying property owners to live in their property.

These people have precious little time to and resources to battle misguided Cinderella attitudes, the fringe propaganda of the homosexual coalition, the feminists who preach that it is a divine duty for woman to hate men, blacks who raise a militant fist with one hand while they seek preference with the other..."

. - get a retirement pan - depreciate auto and take mileage deduction - put kids on payroll with IRA for kids - get home office deductions- if self employed, pay insurance via Scorp ( also other fringe benefits)- more

Unlicensed brokers, acting as fringe operators skirting the laws have nothing to lose.

Might check with Bank of the West they seem a  little more interested in fringe loans.  

The business model is poor, most are fringe operators, and the fact is most will NEVER make any decent about of money.