Not an actual mortgage assignment where you buy the note and the note and security instrument are assigned to you?

That feature changes the landscape of things between US and Canadian security instruments (mortgages/deed of trust).

They work best with low cost index funds, rather than expensive mutual funds or low-yield debt instruments (CDs and such). www.bogleheads.org is a good starting point.Going self-directed and putting real estate or whatever in is also an option, but I don't have any experience with that.

Most, if not all, of that capital is being derived from interest-based instruments i.e. conventional bank deposits which get lent to other intermediaries. 

I'm sure you would never keep an investment in stocks or other instruments if the broker or advisor sent you a monthly bill of $800.  

If there was an instrument to short individual markets, I would buy puts aggressively and have a small option short on these two.

Although I haven't yet explored the process of finding a real estate agent due to my lack of familiarity with it, I understand that they can be instrumental in facilitating the process.

This was deal was instrumental in my wealth building journey.

Fannie Mae has standard note and security instrument docsBut my recommendation is always to use an attorneyBut it matters if it’s for your rock collection or for real estate.

It has been so instrumental in our investing journey, and in my growth as a real estate agent.