Buy notes or hard money funds?

[Dana Yobst]

Hi, I'm a new investor and bought 5 multi-unit buildings this year.  I'm ready to build on that and am investing buying notes or using a RE fund.  I live abroad now and have no W2 or way to evaluate properties myself so I'm thinking that may be a safer bet rather than buying more houses..... not sure. 

I have NO IDEA what I'm doing though and need to learn.  the turn key provider i bought properties from has hard money lending opps but i am not sure what i should look for to make sure i'm not going to get ripped off. 

Thanks!