I find its kind of a progression.. you need a lot of capital for the note business the benefits of rentals is leverage of course.what i found was many did well as landlords then tired and just started to sell them off as they were retiring and note income worked for them.. and or they blended they had some rentals and had some notes. does not take a landlord that is suffering burnt out landlord syndrome but wants cash flow to understand how notes work.. but of course you have to choose wisely on the notes  for sure.. as it relates to BP  overwhelmingly the guys and gals on this site are going for bigger yields that they hope to make with NPN so they work for those.. and its not just passive income by any means its a business.. 

It's a simple blending of returns to minimize exposure and maximize returns. 

Could you give examples of your extras that you add to your blend?

This time I used Cozy.co background check service and it failed to uncover a prospective tenant's eviction and bankruptcy. 

In other words I'm coming across properties in my neighborhood and in my travels but I don't feel confident enough make offers or get them under contract but I let someone who is ready to know what I've uncovered.

There's a dozen different ways that fraud would be uncovered. 

Lending is the blending of the correct numbers to please the underwriters and salesmanship of the borrower to show that the enterprise will be a success. 

Top of page for the White House:And I pulled Ben Bernanke's after reading on the news that his mortgage refinance application was denied due to being self employed for <2 years after he was no longer Chairperson of the Fed.Often these aren't super accurate; not uncommon for the preliminary title report to uncover more stuff.

Depending on what issues exist that he uncovers, he could actually lose a ton of money on that.   

Due diligence just means to make sure you ask alot of questions to uncover potential pitfalls in the investment.