Hi Thomas, in MA the landlord is required to hold both the security and last months rent in an interest-bearing account.

He is a pretty seasoned and knowledgeable economist.He was chief economist at bear steamedYes people will not like him because of his belief in supply side economics.But he is more than just a tv personality, he does have significant experience

Incentivizing investors to invest in high risk areas without having to bear the risk actually involved.

Bear in mind, though, that this is wealth building and you will not be able to fully enjoy the benefits of those investments for some time.

Article courtesy of Bankrate.com Ten years after Bear Stearns, Congress reconsiders Dodd-Frankhttps://www.bankrate.com/banking/bank-reform-rollback-dodd-frank-ten-years-after-bear-stearns/What's everyone elses thoughts on the above article and possibility of changes?

In the city of Chicago, the local ordinance is so tough on landlords, in that there are various requirements from depositing the security deposit in a separate interest bearing account all the way to a procedure that has to be followed if you intend on not refunding the earnest money deposit.

They hold long term and care next to nothing about bull or bear market making short term plays.

It's a sum of an interest bearing balance and a deferred balance. 

Does anyone have advice on how you obtain ownership after you pay the lien, how do you actually bear any interest in the property?

I get as much as the market will bear up front - first, last, double security if I can.