There is so much public discussion of these securities on forums like these, at different conferences, through educational resources such as SDIRA tutorials, and so on, that we feel that there is a risk of the SEC eventually stepping in and making an example of different platforms that use public solicitation but rely on self-accreditation.

Just curious if anyone had experience with this.The numbers are both units rented out, I plan to owner occupy a few years, but eventually, hold and rent both units over a longer period of time.

I got some push back for a few days, but they eventually came around once I was able to answer all of their questions and connect all the dots.Unfortunately, it's not uncommon to deal with this kind of confusion.

I've been looking for some investment ideas lately & i would love to eventually invest in energy.

But if you price it too high you will end up with a house that sits on the market a long time and that you eventually sell for less than you would if you had priced it right up front.

He eventually did get back and he said that before he could even show the house to anyone, someone had gone directly to the bank with a cashiers check for 90k cash and bought it sight unseen.J Martin- Thanks for the detailed response, I'm extremely familiar with the area because I've done handy work on these college properties before, and I also went to the college where all these students are from, so I've been in many of these homes.Missed out on this one, but I am sure there will be more, and I will continue to keep looking.

I'll eventually live alone, run naked, and not be bothered by any tenant ever.

They want to fix the price and i am not willing to sell for today's value as I know that the price will eventually get back to my purchase price in 2006.The buyer agent is more interested in her $15,000 commission on the back end than doing a 2 year lease for a co op fee.

This is my first real step in learning about REI and I look forward to eventually taking the steps that lead to purchasing investment properties and getting them rented out.

Eventually from there hopefully look more into some of the nicer Pittsburgh neighborhoods.