The plan for me is to, after I sit down and compile a list of options I think are reasonable, creative (or common), ethical, and legal, I will consult a local real estate attorney and come up with an order of operations, much like the manner in which Nathan has presented his.Other options I’ve thought of:1.

Keisha - When I first started out I would simply compile the names and email addresses on an excel spreadsheet of those who said they wanted to be added to my Buyers List.

I’m still compiling data and will make those decisions ThanksBen

I'm in the data compilation portion of my hunt, and the data I am looking for will result in thousands of items being harvested for digesting and manipulation; my needs require "big data" to be involved and I was really looking for sources like listsource that was suggested by Zachary.

My current plan is to read it twice, the first time to gain the exposure and get my feet under me, the second time will be slower and in parallel I'll start compiling all the recommended documents so that I'm ready to start looking for tenants.My concern is that my focus should be on finding deals and that I'm going off on tangents and getting worried about what ifs.

Get every form you can find, compile the items on all the forms and create applications and lease agreements that covers everything you find on those forms and write that information to cover your butt and to make everything clear, in the beginning, for what you expect from your tenants.

Hey Nathan,I am trying to compile a list of reputable investments groups, any suggestions besides DeRosa and Wellings?

As digital records are being compiled by our government with Corelogic, Uniform Collateral Data Portal® (UCDP®) members, and others all the tract houses in America have information available.

I personally have found NASB to have the best terms but I haven't shopped around for non-recourse loans for a few years so I recommend you just keep contacting as many banks as you can and compile a spreadsheet of the terms and rates so that you can find the best terms for your deal. 

In both cases, syndication would be needed with a securities attorney.Here is the list of promissory notes recognized by the Supreme Court as NOT being securities is a compilation of nearly random examples:Notes delivered in consumer financing.Notes secured by a mortgage on a home.Short-term notes secured by a lien on a small business or some of its assets.Notes evidencing a “character” loan to a bank customer.Short-term notes secured by an assignment of accounts receivable.Notes that formalize an open-account indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business.Notes given in connection with loans by a commercial bank to a business for current operations.And the determining factors for how a court will judge it to be a security or not are :Whether the borrower’s motivation is to raise money for general business use, and whether the lender’s motivation is to make a profit, including interest.Whether the borrower’s plan of distribution of the note(s) resembles the plan of distribution of a security.Whether the investing public reasonably expects that the note is a security.Whether there is a regulatory scheme that protects the investor other than the securities laws (e.g., notes subject to certain banking regulations).Again, consult an attorney.