Our investment to value (ITV) in the notes we purchase is usually in the 50-60% range, a significant amount of equity to protect our position and our private capital position. 

(Finance of America, Civic Financial, a few other players) They raised rates on there 30Y product about two weeks ago.

You'd have to do the research locally, market by market, to determine who the players are.

The proposed $38.5 billion deal would combine two major players in the U.S. convenience store market, potentially controlling 20% of the market.7-Eleven, the largest U.S. convenience store chain with 12,601 locations, currently holds 14.5% of the market.

If you can find a current broker to bring you along that's likely best, but just going to events like that will show you the players in your market. 

People always go for the cheapest financing, quit claim in to an LLC and go about their lives, when they've essentially done nothing to protect their personal assets. 

Regarding selling these, there is a mortgage note forum here that you can learn to see who the players are in the space. 

This is why in addition to apathy that bad players get away with as much as they do as frequently as they do.

You can check out this group to know who the players are.

How cool.Well, It's because I was seen as a player, a closer (meaning I close on deals I put under contract).I said, "I didn't know you owned a building" and to that he said "yes, it's the building with two - first floor retail spaces and 9 apartments on the corner".Dang, just what I love.