If you buy the property, you may be opening yourself up to the liability as current owner, so maybe a call to the regulators to ask a few questions before closing would be in order.

With the new Dodd Frank regulations making their way into the world, you REALLY have to know what you're doing.

If Bob actively recruited these other investors ("hey Joe, I have a way for you to make some money...") then Bob is "selling securities" and is subject to a plethora of regulations.

Check up on current regulations, much has changed in the past few years.Check out the key word feature on the site and how to connect.

Also what are the rental regulations working with an agent?

@Bill S.where did you get that idea that the Fed or regulators would require indexing to the CPI?

Breeding dogs is sometimes considered a kennel operation and regulated so you might be able to use that and blame the government.

With the qualification requirement, you still have to qualify for the financing (thanks to Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules in the new Dodd-Frank regulations that just went into effect in January) you shouldn't be set up for failure.Why would an investor (seller) offer financing?

Hello everyone, I was just wondering what are the rules and regulations if I want to offer out of state investors maintenance, repair and rehabbing services for their properties.

Regulations aside, an out-swing hatch would not work here as you would never push it open when there is 2' of snow on the roof :-O Unless there is a gas-assist piston, a small person may have difficulty pushing the hatch open anytime.