There was a car in the driveway but I had no way to know if it had been financed or not but I got a surety bond on it and sold it.

Does any have experience bonding off a mechanics lien?

Just find a good, fair price with a Contractor who is properly licensed/bonded/insured with good references.

@Andrea Bonds If you can find deals, from wholesalers or anywhere else, you should be able to find buyers to match them with and earn a commisison or fee.

Real estate is an asset just like a stock or bond, with its own characteristics and risk at this point, most real estate throws off less cash flow than a bond or divided stock on average, but has more apperception potential than either. the stock market on average tends to out perform real estate dollar for dollar but with the use of leverage real estate offers a much higher coc return historically.

I like to call Omaha the "bond market" of real estate. 

The structural engineer is a licensed, bonded, and insured professional. 

The greatest asset in any investment, whether stocks, bonds, or real estate, is the time factor.

You want a well diversified and broad portfolio of stocks bonds, and real estate.

There are many options on the market today, but I'm still a fan of time tested spun-bonded polyolefin, like Dupont Tyvek.