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Securities Issues in  Real Estate Investments J. Mitchell Little Scheef & Stone, LLP DBA Real Property Section February 9, 2009
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The Statutes We Care About ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What is a security?
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What is an “investment contract?”
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Typical Structures/Syndication Methods
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Typical Structures/Syndication Methods
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Typical Structures/Syndication Methods
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Typical Structures/Syndication Methods
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Typical Structures/Syndication Methods
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The General Rule
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Exemptions from Registration
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Exemptions from Registration
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What is public solicitation?
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What is public solicitation?
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A Simple Flow Chart Yes.  No. No. Your investors get a  rescission .
[object Object],[object Object],Rescission
[object Object],[object Object],Rescission
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Calculating a Rescission
[object Object],[object Object],Now It Gets Ugly...
[object Object],[object Object],Now It Gets Much Uglier... But . . .  Sterling Trust  Co.v .  Adderly , 168 S.W.3d 835 (Tex. 2005). An aider is subject to liability "only if it rendered assistance to the seller in the face of a perceived risk that its assistance would facilitate untruthful or illegal activity by the primary violator."  The aider "must be subjectively aware of the primary violator's improper activity."
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],How do I Navigate This?
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Costs of Compliance
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Costs of Non-Compliance

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