Just a little worse than a bank CD.

I put 20% down through my local bank on the first mortgage.

Great Post-  I appreciate you saying what a lot of the Gurus fail to explain: that this is a long term process and in a lot of cases we don't see the benefits for years to come. 

They are often too complicated for tenants to figure out, they have too many ways to fail, and they are often easier to circumvent than a standard key lock.I use Schlage electronic door locks with a simple numeric keypad.

I'm leaning towards separate bank accounts to be safe.

Most small businesses fail, and he goes into great detail on how you can avoid becoming a casualty. 

SOS......I closed on my investment property last Thursday, lawyer, title co, realtors paid and keys handed over to buyer but the wire from the bank ( the title company uses) keeps getting rejected by my investment company.  

You're talking a reset in physical asset prices due to the GR and low rates to help stimulate inflation after a massive banking crisis.

The property is being sold by the bank.

I then was offered a position at a local growing investment mortgage bank.