@Derek GrueningNo violation of the controlled group rules here since company A does not do engage in services with company B and you only own 78% of company A.

Have all your ducks in a row whether you DIY or engage an attorney.

(a) No person shall engage in the business of making residential mortgage loans or servicing residential mortgage loans, in this state, without first obtaining a license from the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 50120) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 50130), and any rules promulgated by the commissioner under this law, unless a person or transaction is excepted from a definition or exempt from licensure by a provision of this law or a rule of the commissioner

Stay engaged.

Your investors always want to know their money is protected, they will get it back and have all the confidence in the world that you can achieve that goal.

We tell them that it's unrealistic but the client is confident because they have some sort of a non-binding LOI.A month or so later the client gets retraded at commitment and are too far down the road to do much about it.

I've engaged a couple different brokers in the past who promised a lot but didn't put in the effort, and I'm back to square one.  

As the Supreme Court has recognized, “[t]he mere fact that a man has been arrested has very little, if any, probative value in showing that he has engaged in any misconduct.

Always like to see new investors build their confidence through BP and take the plunge into their investing career shortly after.

(My husband used to run a residential remodel company and is pretty confident he can do roof repairs - we'll see).