You probably need a few dozen “normal” deals with the usual contingencies before jumping in the savage ocean with the sharks IMO.

Property Shark maybe?

It's a really good opportunity area for investors who are getting swallowed by the sharks and deep pockets in Dallas. 

Working on The contractor and The lender slots right now!

The sharks are in the water, circling and waiting for things to "settle".

Drill a hole directly above the slot for the key and you destroy the locks integrity. 

I thought maybe an individual loan shark would but why try it that way i keep telling him to do a HELOC.

If this could be organized and educated into fact it would indeed be a viable way to cut the sharks out, and by golly, the working Joe on the street might actually be protected from financial devastation rather than be totally helpless as is the case now with the managed portfolio junk being pushed.

If you want to chat about it, it's a good time now as rates will be going down in a few months and there will be a few more sharks out there buying up everything. 

If you are going to try it anyway, you need to get in a low competition slot.