The answer is “Yes”...so long as income tax benefits are not altered or enhanced in the process.4 As we’ve discussed in other chapters, federal lending regulations fully authorize the creation of inter vivos trusts of all types, requiring only that the borrower creating such a trust remain “A” beneficiary (a very important indefinite article, that “a”).

Doesn't your state regulate real estate agents?

This is different from CA and other states where permitted use is medical in nature, and the substance is viewed as 'medicine:' (d) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT A PERSON, EMPLOYER, SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, DETENTION FACILITY, CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY WHO OCCUPIES, OWNS OR CONTROLS A PROPERTY FROM PROHIBITING OR OTHERWISE REGULATING THE POSSESSION, CONSUMPTION, USE, DISPLAY, TRANSFER, DISTRIBUTION, SALE, TRANSPORTATION, OR GROWING OF MARIJUANA ON OR IN THAT PROPERTY.

Hi;If I were to pool investor funds together to loan out as a hard money lender, are there any special regulations I must follow?

Just saying, don't be buying farmland where the proposed airport road will go thinking you'll have access as it will probably be regulated as to access as well as to improvements.

Unemployment percentage is in double digits over here, and businesses continue to leave California because of higher taxes and regulations.

Now, with MERS and regulatory constraints, such an approach may be limited, the art of underwriting being lost in favor of a mechanical approach meeting certain requirements.Lastly, and I am not including Ann in this at all, but if you look around as I did in my area, you'll find that many of the older, less regulated mortgage brokers began by an investor, an ex-bank employee (loan officer or processor) and someone who had a real estate background, like a Realtor.

By taxes I mean any new law or regulation that causes you to pay more money in taxes, fees, etc.If you feel like you need to take more and more risk to maintain the same income, at what level of taxes do you finally say enough is enough, my up-side-only investment partner (uncle sam) is getting too much of the profits and I’m taking all the risk, I quit.

Bank president called and said the bank regulators told the bank to reduce the price before they accepted our offer.

I would be surprised if any ERISA attorney would tell you to move ahead with this arrangement, even though it doesn't violate any "self dealing" regulations.