While reading over the local real estate news this morning, I stumbled across a headline that made me do a double-take and drop my spoon into my bowl of delicious honey nut cheerios:Sacramento Not On List Of Best Markets For Buying Single Family Rentalshttp://www.capradio.org/articles/2017/03/23/sacramento-not-on-list-of-best-markets-for-buying-single-family-rentals/"Sacramento is not the most lucrative real estate market for people who want to get into the landlord business.If you want to buy a single-family rental, you'll get the highest annual return in places like Atlanta, Baltimore City, and Pittsburgh.

I would recommend you check out FCI Exchange to get a flavor for the pricing and locations of performing notes if this better suites your level of comfort/risk. http://www.fciexchange.com/If you are just looking to loan money on RE projects, then probably one of the crowdfunding platforms like Fundrise or Realty Mogul may be a better choice.Have fun!

Annuities come in various flavors, but the two simplest varieties are period certain and lifetime.

If you want very detailed information, local newspapers can give you a great flavor as well.

If it is offered as stated in the note, that then takes the flavor of non-recourse financing and that can be predatory dealing (without a borrower realizing future consequences).

Each area has it's own little flavor and appeal, so you can always find pretty much anything you are looking for property wise.  

You need all the right ingredients to make your cake(business) come out delicious.

At it's core, real estate investment (in all of it's flavors) is a people business.

Looks delicious.

Then buy some if those flavor injecting needles that you use for marinating meat.