Check with your state landlord tenant regulations.

In today's low interest environment, your home loan can't be more than 4-6% max.

So if it was on & very hot it could possibly explode due to the phenomenon of sudden cooling but I seriously doubt it caught fire unless the fluid sprayed happened to inflammable.During our drive control trials we tested this & observed the same phenomenon (but no ignition) in the Lab at GE because of water spray infiltration on incandescents in a hot toxic environment.

Alterations in buildings built before 1978 are generally (if not always) regulated by the EPA:http://www2.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-pai...If you simply want to know whether the building has lead paint in it you can purchase lead paint test kits at Lowes and Home Depot.You'll also have state specific regulations governing remodeling/renovating activities and licensure.

Working with a lender can help expose you to that side of things.But you know what, working in any general business environment can help you learn things that will make you a better investor.

In order to cross it, you must comply with many regulations which a 2 family is not required to. 

When she asked for the late charges to be dropped, here is what she received in reply:"It is the responsibility of the property owner to research and comply with all local regulations.

I imagine the regulations will get stricter. 40% commercial property tax, 15.5 % hotel tax stays, 2.5% cap (15% less STRs), 3 strike your out rule, verification and vetting through AirBnB, etcBut why would you not invest in an oligopoly?

Sharing here for conveneince:Bullet Points for St Petersburg: Short term rentals (anything less than a month) are technically illegal, but...Code enforcement only enforces this on a "by complaint" basis.The City can't change this law in any way (in either direction) without risking losing the ability to regulate short term rentals altogether, so...We have a thriving Air BNB "black market", but it's inherently risky and you should not base your long term cash flow numbers on this model...the smart strategy seems to be get it while you can, but be prepared to quickly shift to a long term rental strategy if you get busted.

I'm getting ready to talk to family members to invest in my company but I want to make sure the all my ducks are in a row.for instance: if my aunt were to loan me $100,000 are there any SEC specific regulations that I need to follow or can it be just a basic operations agreement between my company and my aunt on basic payback stipulations, interest rate growth etc?