Over the past year, we’ve seen values go up anywhere from 3-6%, and with more people moving in, that trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

So many people have been moving here from different area codes.

A majority of people who rent homes here have 100% equity in them so any rent will cash flow. 

I think it's fair to say that for some people, reading can essentially be another form of procrastination, just like social media and TV. 

I've got properties in (2) towns currently that are around 10k people in each town.

The reality of investing is often much different than people see on social media - you need the fuel to power your investment properties!

Leveraging other people in any one type of these ways could give someone significantly higher odds on winning. 

Sentiment:  I want to see more people hate real estate. 

I'm looking to meet new people in this space and learn more about real estate.

Eric,, I think why people go for the fund model is the idea that they are spreading their money into multiple notes being held by the company.. while in theory this is great but as you noted you don't really have any security compared to being the beneficiary of the debt instrument IE debt is in your name.