I am a LEED certified architect and admire places like Portland that have adopted this strategy as a way of life.Keep me posted on your progress and lets continue to exchange info through BiggerPockets.Michael

I have met a couple people who said they would put their money/credit on the line in exchange for a split of the net profits...which is absolutely fine!

I am not opposed to the regulation of the mortgage industry as a whole, but only of private property owners who would seek to offer terms of sale of a property for monthly payments in exchange for equity.Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.Note: – use your own words and experience.

According to Texas state law (Attorney General's Office), a company which offers a "business opportunity" in exchange for up front money, MUST be registered in the state, they MUST present a list of other people who are part of the group AND show ACTUAL income, and they MUST be bonded with a $25k bond made payable to Texas.

I have been involved in trades where no EM was required since other assets were being exchanged.

Then you would have equity that you could move into a larger property through an exchange, if you desired.

Depreciation directly reduces your tax bill and puts more money in your pockets at the end of every year.Depreciation also gets recaptured at sale, provided you don't do a 1031 exchange.

Though some places let you exchange for gift cards one for another i.e bestbuy let's you buy Amazon card with another giftcard.

When you reduce their rent in exchange for them doing something, they become an employee.

Link exchange is not as important as it used to be.