We call these folks "joker brokers" and I definitely get fed up with them as they make the industry very convoluted.

I get all my window treatments there.

Buying into or selling out of beneficial interests in a Title Holding Trust (Land Trust) do qualify for 1031 Exchange treatment.

I am fairly new to the real estate industry.

That is counter to advancing the reputation of our industry.

Not sure why they would.On the other question, supplemental insurance policies are common in some industries.

Lots of people are in jail who were innocent following the advice of others, not really an excuse.There is the school of hard knocks, those lessons can be expensive but none should be from doing illegal activities, now you know.You'll also find that any industry will have self policing issues as those that do unethical or illegal activities placing the public or others at risk reflects on all in that industry.

Born and raised in New Orleans now living in Hammond, LA and currently working full time as a regulatory consultant in the oil & gas industry.

Be aware that decades ago heavy industry put a lot of arsenic in the air, and toxic levels are still present in the ground in some north end areas.

It's almost as if this was all orchestrated to intentionally cause the bubble and come in the back door cleaning up the mess to repeat the process churning profits.I don't know if securitized portfolios of SFDs will fly, Warren Buffet seems to think so I believe, he has a pretty good crystal ball in manipulating or seeing the interactions between market industries.