Good training but the $20k to $70k cost for advanced training and prop stream software was too much to me.

While reps and warrants of the past provided for methods to allow for a 'faster' trade, those reps and warrants are not provided in these down stream trades due to counter party risk and execution risk.

Stated so eloquently by Big Worm in the Movie Friday, "its the principalities"

After all, buying a note is really just buying a monthly payment stream.

@Will Bernard - It's a Brad Pitt movie from '99.

Some people know that the money sitting in the bank is more of a liability than a nice income stream.

Sounds like it could be a good steady stream of tenancy.

My investment approach has turned from buying for kids college and retirement (appreciation) to buying for income stream to have more freedom.

Oh and for marketing you are right that it would not make much sense to do it the way you typically here it getting thrown about on BP.That is because it is mostly wholesalers that need to find a lot of deals and keep a constant stream of really good deals in the pipeline.If you are only looking to buy 1-2 properties in a year, or something like that, to add to your portfolio you just scale it back.You can get a list of absentee owners from MLS data, or from a title company or if you have to buy a list it should be a fairly cheap one since it is easy to get the data.

On the high end, the demise of film is affecting movie makers.