@Cliff Mccue  from what I saw in the Chicago market you can ( or I suppose it legal I know it is in CA but it is not in Oregon) is these investment are fractionalized interests in ONE mortgage note.So you now have people unknown to each other in a common enterprise.. ( which always leads attorneys to securities issues)... so with this set up you can simply bring in new money via collateral assignments very very easy to do functionally.. and most investors do not have the experience or knowledge to even understand what they are doing..

Judicial,Collateral,Unsecured,Secured,Seller,Syndication ~ confirmed Mortgage Brokers (sophistication, in lending terms) "15% ROI Margins" ~ confirmed ROI unknown tho…Tax attorney(Roth,Judicial, Sophistication) "10% ROI"  Unknown*Accountants (how much and where Terms infrastructure legalities) 7% ROI Unknown*Mortgage broker (lending acquisition all major lenders ,TD,RBC…….

There are some more known areas, but you want the smaller unknown ones...and to be honest, a lot of people are going to be reluctant to share where those are.

It is an excellent method to invest and has largely been unknown to the general public until recent years. 

But there is always that chance the inspector wants to cause an issue for some unknown reason.We shall see on this one.

Then start saving towards that goal.REI is a get rich slowly type of industry, because it is typically very cash intensive.2) Uncertainties are just fear of the unknown.

There are always unknowns, but thats just aprt of real estate.Again, I know Im not an expert but I do beleive that is a big reason people lose money.

@Tyler Sterns  Yes the original owner of the parcel I now own is the current owner of the other lots, about 80 years old and unknown mental / physical condition. 

Unknown if lead paint.

If they have been evicted including ( and all others ) to over any unknown people on a sublease or staying there then you should replace all locks and secure all windows from re-entry.