I keep seeing "SEC" and "regulations" all over the place so I guess I need to read up on that.Would these same rules and regulations apply if the investors entered the deal as a partnership (LP, LLP,LLC)?

I'm thinking about entering the US market and trying to work out all the issues.

However, as I implied, my answer would have been you can ONLY view the vacant units until we enter contract.  

I am a MBA student entering my second year and pursing a career in Commercial Real Estate either as a Analyst or Broker.

But otherwise some tenants simply will not enter into any reasonable discussion regardless of how well you have treated them and maintained their residence. 

In addition, a landlord can enter the property at any time without providing notice to the tenant.4.)

What if someone enters the home and rips out the copper again.

stay in the home overnight with a shotgun and wait for them to enter!!!  

But after a year I've made some choices (and had some things in place already) that have helped:have a few go-to handy men/women who can check out things and let you know just what's up; trustworthy people are probably the best thing you can haveselecting tenants who aren't 'helpless': I lean toward signing with tenants who aren't afraid to look under a sink or even make a small repair on their own if necessaryelectronic locks: these have gotten pretty affordable, and being able to give someone a code to enter a unit when a key isn't at hand is very useful.

I was hoping if any current agents on the forum could share some insight on some key things that they learned upon entering the sales agent field.