Google them, the posting police prohibits contact information outside of the Marketplace.....

High payment seems to make prohibitive for a lease option.

The banks might have contingencies that prohibit that, which is why I ask.

State laws typically prohibit agents from paying referral fees to anyone without a real estate license. 

I am from that city, but I currently live in NYC -- which is clearly prohibitive for a first time investor to try and wiggle into the world of real estate investing.Anywho, this property I'm purchasing is a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse located in a pretty convenient part of town.  

Generally buyers do not pay an attorney to review/underwrite/or check out deals it would be cost prohibitive and an attorney may or may not know what a good deal looks like.

Section 280A prohibits you from taking a loss on a mixed-use property which yours is.

College is big business in and of itself and is cost prohibited unless you are getting a degree that is required (doctor, lawyer, engineer,) that results in high income.First on my advice is WHAT NOT TO DO!  

Second, our tenants declared bankruptcy and we were prohibited from any contact with the residents for about two months. 

And, securities are inconveniently defined as raising money from others.Registering your securities is prohibitively expensive, so your only option is to qualify for an exemption, which is how nearly all operators raise funds.Qualifying for an exemption means that you have to follow a specific set of rules, and there are things you can do and things you cannot do, and there are investors you can accept, and investors that you cannot.