Cash (cashiers check) only and you want to research the properties to make sure there are no 'superior' liens like state or federal liens.  

It needs to be seen on a bulliten board, or when its left on a gas pump, or where ever you plant them.There are two popular answers to what a card should look like. 

But if you're taking multiple people's money, pooling it and using it to run your business you are absolutely selling securities.You need a knowledgeable securities attorney to help prepare the paperwork and state and federal filings.  

Housing Discrimination Doesn’t Need Intent, Supreme Court SaysPosted in Law & Policy, by Robert Freedman on July 1, 2015 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services3Much of the country’s attention has been on the United States Supreme Court’s rulings on marriage equality and the Affordable Care Act last week, but the nation’s highest court also handed down an important housing decision that looks at whether a public or private entity can get hit with a federal Fair Housing lawsuit even if it had no intent to discriminate.

It became a popular theory, promoted chiefly by foreclosure defense attorney looking to put more clients on the $500/mo plan, a couple years ago. 

Then there's the must reads, and listen to, Ultimate Beginner's Guide to investing and the ever popular Podcasts .  

Trouble is on the horizon and unfortunately it will be remedied via additional state and federal regulations put on all of us.

@john feder@John Fedro I wish I had read or even thought of the lien sooner.

I work in the public sector generally and don't make enough to counteract the federal debt to income percentage.I have not been able to save any money for a down payment due to trying to pay down my student loan.I have recently inherited a small amount of money enough for a down payment on a property (hopefully). 

Lease options over 6 months in duration are illegal, but that's governed by state law, not the federal legislation you mentioned.