If this is not something you're interested in delving into and learning to a high degree, then investing in publicly traded REITs would be another good option for you, which have historically returned about 13.5 per cent Per year over the past 50 years (1977-present), beating the US stock market by two per cent and even beating private real estate investing by 4 per cent (that's compared with the average real estate investor, not the experts here at Bigger Pockets).

You could get a loan from a local bank or private lender to fund it

Credit cards have the same limitation on the amount you can borrow and will likely end up costing more than private lenders.

The client can distribute proceeds through a private agreement without involving the title.

Class C/D neighborhoods with both Section 8 and private payer tenants.

I also don't like the sardine effect where your just packed in a building, ocean lakes is tight with homes but still feels private at the house(s), golf cart community and 2 min from the ocean on a golf cart where ours are.

What I was referring to was that I know two private lenders who have the borrower complete the Deed in Lieu documents at the Closing of the initial loan and then hold them in escrow during the life of the loan.

First, let's be very clear here.The mortgage your speaking of is a private agreement between the seller and the lender.

Plenty exist for private lenders (which is what seller financing is) and can track payments and am tables and also do automatic electronic withdrawal (ACH debit) which helps improve the likelihood of getting paid promptly each month.

The two most common exemptions are the exemption for intrastate offerings and the exemption for private placements.