Sometimes i'll sell my note because there are things that I know about the asset or the loan that cause me concern like, there is a toxic DDT landfill on the property or, the 4,000 square foot addition to the property wasn't permitted or, there is no certificate of occupancy or, there was a meth lab in the home or, there is a HUGE senior lien in front of me or, there is so much deferred maintenance that I couldn't ever expect to get my money back or, the well is dry and the cost of $20,000 to drill a new well is prohibitive or, there is an incurable defect, or there are huge property taxes or any number of a million other reasons why I'm willing to sell my note and get out of it by passing the nightmare on to another investor.Moral of the story is, unless you are buying in bulk and have the relationships and track record to support it and unless you have the capital and time and stomach to roll with the punches, a single note purchase might be biting off more than you can chew.

Those you can leave few at dry cleaners, auto repair shops, hair salons etc.With the exception of contacting FSBO And for rents, when you're doing free to low budget marketing it's mostly letting people know you're out there and what you do and essentially waiting for the phone to ring.

I plan to have my course finished by the end of 2015 but recently have been employed by a company with good growth prospects so unsure whether I will pursue a job as an agent as I only wanted the job for the knowledge it would bring.At this point, my passion for games has all but dried up and as that was one of the few thing I identified with and made most of my friends through.

I also found an area that I was comfortable enough (a BP member drove the area and gave me the low down) with and pulled the trigger on one. 

I'm new at this so bare with me.....I want to run numbers on numerous properties before pulling the trigger, as an exercise, so I am better prepared when I am ready.

If you are still doing the research and haven't pulled the trigger, I'm trying to establish a group of people for accountability in the Santa Monica area, see my post: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/527...Let me know if interested!

It took quite a bit of looking and analyzing to pull the trigger. 

The meeting next week was what triggered this thread, so with the legal issues being handled, I was more hoping to talk valuation of a ground lease here. 

And that's great you were able to help those clients, maybe the market is so dry?

Clay will swell when it gets wet.. and shrink when it dries.. when these cyclical expansion and shrinkage occurs, the cracks in the slab and walls get bigger and bigger...