@Sean KremerI can promise the government won't catch someone, but other investors will.

Call you local board they have a dedicated MLS person for these questions OR you can find the MLS rules and regulations probably on their website which will answer your questions.

Mostly thinking parking issues, people coming and going.One other time I had an applicant who is a massage therapist, again client visitations at home, I declined, because she can't provide income verification, so its either an all cash business and she isn't paying uncle Sam, also she wasn't licensed with the department of professional regulations so I was wondering if these massages are legit or she might provide other offerings that are questionable.Bottom line, do you guys prohibit business being conducted at your rental properties period, or is it a subjective rule based on how frequent or if it creates any inconvenience such as added traffic or parking situations to the building?

@Pat L.No obviously the government needs more money, and more taxes, and more control to make something habitable!

. :)"The intent of the legislation is/was to regulate Residential mortgage loans.

I understand this changes things and that there are regulations which discourage this.

Startup business costs add to the value of the business directly; educational costs are costs that bring you to the point of being able to start the business.The US governement has student loans available for all sorts of educational pursuits, including a lot of junk programs with very small success rates.

In my opinion, with the way the government thinks it can spend its way out of debt, there are very few solutions, if any, other than inflation.

Originally posted by @Justin Silverio: He did say non-essential personnel.... that would be Government/State workers not aspiring capitalists :)

what rule/regulations do we follow when charging the interest rate as a transactional funding lender?