So I pose this question, when a buyer doesn't have physical money, is there room for me to step in and lend my physical money, and gain a percentage when the house is sold?

However, in some counties (like mine) that aren't exactly high-tech, you still have to physically go into the office to do the search.

If the answer doesn't include physical improvements, you likely will have a hard time.

Using a compound interest calculator I have found that taking $50k every year out of my surplus money from real estate earnings (after it gets to that point; around year 7) and putting it in the stock market (at 8.5% return), after 15 years it's now up to $1.5M.So at this point, after 20 years:1) I would have my original investment in the physical real estate (if not more due to property values increasing) (original investment total of $1,200,00)2) Yearly cashflow on those properties (adding ~$10k per year in cashflow with the adding properties.

That is the effective date and time of filing, not the physical date the recorder enters the documents to books and pages.

Learn the physical parts of buildings, generally, you don't need to become an engineer, but at least know what a jack stud is or a header or top plate.No building is perfect, something generally needs to be repaired or improved.

Driving all over the place can wear on you mentally, physically, and financially.I would focus on neighborhoods with good access to local amenities and transportation.

It is clear that the PM rarely,(or never) physically inspected the property andhouse.The damages to the house, rent, and water bill wereway more than their security deposit.

Building relationships and trust take time and physically seeing the person I think helps.6) Raise 20% to 30% more than you need.  

So we put together a plan, had meetings with local law enforcement, fixed up units physically and evicted several people within just a few weeks of the new owner's closing.