Having said that, I am wondering though,  would me making a loan to him (see Paragraph 2 above) circumvent the Dodd-Frank provisions because he didn't buy the home with my money (rather my money is only being used for renovation post-purchase)? 

Yes they are turnkey and sell in multiple cities across the US.I live in New York and it’s just too expensive here to ever see any positive cash flow so I’m looking to buy out of state. 

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No one really talks about this but they should because a lot of people get stuck buying a new fancy home and then in 12-24 months they are under water.Again not everywhere but in a lot of places where you see a small phase of builds go up and then it’s off to another city or county.The other thing that is not talked about much is home prices if the home price is under say $200K the builder loses interest.

So might think about that when you buy or remodel

I don't know anything about these specific guys, but my theory for many gurus is that it's easier to find people to buy their course than it is to find and buy really low-priced houses to flip in the right neighborhoods.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

I first got started with real estate by buying a 3-flat on a whim 5 years ago and now I am back for more.Happy to meet everyone!

I assume buy and hold but are you focusing on single family or multi-family?