., go public by getting it pre-approved by regulators first). d) To qualify for an exemption, you must figure out which exemption applies to your business - this is best done with the help of securities counsel.

Builders are looking forward to the promise of removing rules and regulations that stifle the Economy.

For Buy and Hold investors, there's a myriad of questions that are clearly outlined in the Federal Fair Housing regulations -- IMO, this is a first read primer for the B&H REI.

Qualified Intermediaries are a relatively recent phenomena (mid 80s ish when the tremors of the starker case finally worked through the system) brought about by the regulations changes after Starker v commissioner.  

I currently run a small consulting firm that specializes in developing and managing controlled environment farms.

Guys (Both seller and Me) in sync to vet out each term I spent over six months patiently creating a trusting sales environment with the objective of buying with large cash down from two, 1031 sales, plus a large seller financing Note secured by the property (in a neighborhood where home are $5-7 million). 

As a LL, you will run into this from time to time and it's a real pain, but if you fail to follow the regulations, the tenant can come back and sue you for the value + putative.

Do I sufficiently school up in the Chicago market and IL regulations and build a bit of a network here to start off, with the ease of seeing many properties first hand?

These are offerings under Regulation A+, which allow raising up to $50M in a "mini IPO".

The environment and relationship between you and the opposition does change, it is fluid, and you must be able to react appropriately.