They follow the same model of a free seminar to draw people in.  

I'm not sure if there are any legalities / registering involved either .... i.e. can I just say, "hey, give me 100k and I'll give ya 7% a year" and draw up a quick word doc or do I have to register as an investment advisor or similar undertaking ...

You have to ask permission often time to get draws on the loans during extensive rehabs and basically have to ask your "daddy" if you are okay and if you can continue.Using your own cash is less paperwork, which means less time, too.As far as being smart about risk, I think you are being too clever for yourself.

I would get out my notebook, draw a line down the center, and write all the things that I did right that day under the "Plus" category...and all the things I want to improve on under the "Delta" category.

The relation I am trying to draw is that is not really a performance benchmark that is going to deliver back clear results.

They know you have to spend thousands to "prove your innocence" and win lose or draw, the HOA attorney always wins.Be careful suing your HOA.

Hopefully the buyer or agent don't file a lis pendens on the property.The best way I have found to handle it is, when the Buyer starts to get flaky threaten to kick them out of escrow or have escrow draw an addendum that they will release the deposit on with no further signatures required.

My Attorney had to draw one up for me as it involved the selling of shares in the LLC.

I have a commercial property worth 26Ok (my business runs out of it) and I want to draw out 80K to invest in RE.1) What are the best type lenders to work with(Recommendations please)?

I am in need of some help from my fellow BP members.I am structuring my marketing materials for my new strategy of buying Castles to rehab flip as well as wholesale.Should I state in my marketing materials that I buy castles only with draw bridges or should I keep my options open to buying all different types of castles, including those with King and Queen occupants?