Does anyone have thoughts on why my skin would have this burning sensation.

Ok, if you are not investing in time sensative investments such as tax liens or trustee sales (to name a few) then a traditional TPA (third Party Administrator) would be fine.

I did a little bit of research on lock bumping a few months ago and determined it's more a sensational story than a real threat.

RE is full of hype and sensationalism by those who have something to gain by describing wealth before it is actually earned or becomes reality, either financially or economically.

You are also getting caught up in sensationalism and conjecture.

If you are not aware of the Freedom Mentor program it is a program run by Phil Pustejovsky who is kind of a YouTube sensation when it comes to Real Estate Investing knowledge videos (which are free).

I know this because we used hard money many times back in the late 90s and early 2000s before all the flipping shows caused sensation in the marketplace and in a time where interest rates for other investments were generally higher than they are today, including the fed funds rate.

I listed to Darren Daily and one episode he was discussing how the media needs to intentionally be overly sensational to get us addicted to listening.

He has rented the property now for a couple years, and the neighbors always be sure to tell the new tenants, "Did you know that.....".In a very sensational local case of a multiple murder house, the house was foreclosed and eventually was torn down because of the notoriety and gruesome details of the crime.

You may come to enjoy it but if you don't you'll end up with a new endeavor that will give you that familiar sensation of blowtorching your head with an added detriment- the risk of loosing your arse financially!