Most of the time, I've bought single-brand packages from one vendor that has had great prices and also has GREAT service, they can deliver the next day or within a few days and are easy to deal with, not a national chain.

You should shop some of the larger national real estate brokerage firms as they usually have the best formal training and support staff.

You can institute leverage into private lending with minimal risks.

I am have been the CEO of a national staffing company for the last 14 years.

You might find that in the law of large numbers, there could be a 40% loss or delinquency rate say at the 125K to 150K arena, won't really apply to my specific underwriting.As a mortgage broker I had one of the lowest delinquency ratios in the nation with my wholesalers, always in the top 2 to 6% range.

Ask about such things as how long they have been in business, are alternative assets their sole focus, are they BBB accredited and rated, are they a regulated financial institution, like a bank, have they ever been sanctioned by any regulatory bodies, how many alternative asset accounts do they custody and how much in assets do they administer, and so on.

@Dylan TannerThere's a casual sit down eating place here, national chain who has a 10 year lease, no option for renewal.

Sayo, welcome to BP Nation, it appears we have several things in common.

Which markets across the nation have not recovered yet?

My last little venture of sales was selling KIRBY vacuum cleaners door to door and I just happened to break records my first month and was nationally recognized.