Precisely!

So unless your bandit sign pops up at the exact precise time and location, you won't get any action on it.

I feel that the probability of an investor needing the money at the precise time the stock market is tanking is low. 

I could tell you the Los Angeles area is the best place to flip but that would not be a fact as I have not flipped in every other area to know the precise difference. 

I look for desperate sellers (or more precisely, they call me) and then I tell them the price I can pay.

Everybody knows Vonage because they spend $250million in advertising each year -- precisely why the company has NEVER TURNED A PROFIT.

I know that you can find out what a property was bought for, but how precisely do you find out what the current owner owes on their note?

We do traditional RE biz in SOCAL & have represented investors & 1 in particular is a RE attorney, so my husband has learned to be very precise with his paperwork & when putting together comps, he is an expert in that field.

Not trying to discourage, but if you could be a little more specific to your inquiry, you will get a more precise answer.

Just my opinion, but 20% for a no risk or money investment is extremely generous.By way of comparison, risk free investments like bonds and CD's have extremely low interest rates precisely because they are free of risk.