Everytime a major bank gets hammered on the market and the stock tanks, I buy blocks of the stock like I did with Bank of America at $10.05 per share, it's tripled in value, when Wells Fargo stock tanked I see the upside of the company selling a stock for $51 that will be over $80 in the next three years and these all include Dividends as well.Diversification is the key for overall success.

I'm fairly new to note investing (and real estate investing in general) and am not accredited, however I have worked in investments (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc) for 6 years and actively invest in those arenas and am a CPA, so I'm pretty comfortable with financials/investments/risk/etc.

If you are looking for a place to invest disposable income and get a moderate return higher than that of the stock market the answer is probably yes.

I started with a couple stocks and now work full time and have a Roth IRA, Roth 401k and working on life insurance.

My portfolio is heavily in real estate and stock market.

We've closed some stock positions to boost funds, but I'm trying to balance a slow bleed vs ripping the Bandade, so to speak.

If so, will you sell the assets or the stock?

I have complicated schedules, with accounts for RRSP contributions, stock cash trading accounts, a rental income property (including expenses for flights to buy said property, etc.)  

Percentages vary depending on your strategy but here is generally how I use my excess cash from this portfolio: Say you have extra 1,000 bucks after paying your monthly expenses and putting aside money for reserves: I split it out in the following manner. 1) Additional rainy day fund for CAPEX and repairs. 10% 2) Additional Acquisitions budget 50% 3) Additional Debt paydown 25% 4) Stocks / Bonds/ Pay myself. 15% I definitely prescribe to the pay myself first , and have a more conservative approach when dealing with debt .

@Ned Carey: Much of the multi-family housing stock in Boston was built during the city's peak population boom, 1890-1930 (brownstones and wood three-deckers alike), as an upper-middle class response to tenements to increase density.