I wanted to know if anyone has had sucess, or has heard of anyone who has been successful by partnering with Charter Financial to buy discounted notes, lottery winnings, etc?

My personal privacy is not an issue for me but based on the American legal system, lawsuits being reduced to the status of a lottery, I understand why most prefer to hide.

@Dan Heuschele I read about Mission Beach and the lottery...

It’s like winning lottery - you take lump sum or annualWhen people say well banks do it, the banks can make a $100,000 loan with only $10,000 (fractional lending - which you and I cannot do).

I doubt I'll ever get my back rent and damages back either, but I figure if they ever get their lives back on track or they win the lottery :-) I'll be in line to collect.

What if you win the lottery?

It's precisely the lottery size judgements that either exceed you insurance or are dodged by your carrier that make it a good plan to have another layer of protection  of a limited liability entity.

There is the those that have to sell and yes they are probably selling it distressed or a forced sale- but as you mention if you look at this listhttps://www.nmhc.org/research-insight/the-nmhc-50/top-50-lists/2023-top-owners-list/These companies may have some strategic liquidations but they can ride this thing out.It’s the syndicators who promised people cash and took at short term debt because they played the lottery thinking they could flip a multifamily building thinking prices always go up and cannot now handle the debt burden.

You can always just "play the lottery" and see if you get anything matched to your home. 

My other group puts $20 in a lottery for every absence regardless of reason.