Due to much more government scrutiny there are additional regulations that are coming out later this year that will make SMS & RVM marketing increasingly difficult and much more risky.Check this out: The Advent of 10DLC & What it Means For Real Estate InvestorsAlso, have you noticed that caller ID on your cell phone is now showing names of people not saved in your phone?

When the initial regulation was passed (Portland's Rental Relocation Assistance) it was a result of Portland's rents going up 11% during 2015-16 when income grew on 4%.

Notify your lender that you are not going to use them because of their inability to get an appraiser and then at the same time you also need to let your state regulator know that because of the appraisal industry’s failure to bring in new talent, you have no faith in the industry at all and will not be purchasing.

I don’t know what the current skinny is in terms of nyc regulations.

Do you know of anyone who's successfully run a Regulation CF (crowdfunding) fundraise for a real estate deal?

The article made the observation that everyone has an interest in keeping it going - homeowners, investors, government/regulators. 

but i am a land guy  so that has its benefits when looking at this paper.. there are plus's and minus's of course.. big plus  lack of regulation ..

Would I get into problems with the regulations? 

Hi @Tristan Egan, some of the old historic houses are beautiful but be aware that if in fact it is in a historic district the city will have some very stringent regulations as to what can be done to the property on the exterior.

., the term accredited investor is used by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Regulation D to refer to investors who are financially sophisticated and have a reduced need for the protection provided by regulatory disclosure filings.