I myself have been wanting to get into learning about the stock side of investing but for now, I know that I have more control over the profits on real estate than I do with paper assets so I'm waiting until I have a few properties under my belt before I dive into that.

I try to be conservative to ensure the first experience is as much of a success as possible because a lost on the first deal can sometimes scare someone from real estate forever.The problem I see with conventional A paper loans is that these guidelines from a qualification standpoint does not protect the borrower from a "bad deal."

It does seem there would be some kind of paper trail. 

@Kevin Phu I mean other sites being my local newspaper website (and paper copy) , bankrate, USA Today, etc.

The liquidity is determined by the offered yield, and strength of the paper in multiple metrics (Seasoning, down payment, borrower credit, equity, etc).

They also didn't bring any packing paper even though I hired them to pack a kitchen.  

Yes, leverage is the way to go and house value does not mean much as long as it looks good on paper.  

Networth is just numbers on paper.... don't sweat it... take your highest interest rates and pay those off until you have no other debt other than mortgages.and maybe a car... that's it... paying interest on anything else is throwing money away

While it is an asset on paper of 100000, it isn't realized until you turn it into money- either by selling or by taking a loan against it.The problem comes with market fluctuation.

In short term probably May easier to have my partner carry the paper and finance the deal