You can also place a cash bond for 110% of the lien amount and have it removed.  

Agree with Dave Bond I don't buy unless it cash flows.

Like the difference between buying a growth stock and a bond.

With gold though you at least have something as long as someone wants gold teeth, rings, necklaces etc.

In my research I found the following roles: FINRA regulates trading in equities, corporate bonds, securities futures, and options.

The IRA is an account type or "wrapper" and real estate is an asset class like stocks, bonds, or commodities.  

A note is a bond, mortgages are generally exempt from SEC requirements but are securities.

So i kind of treat these investments as bonds.

So far, I have been investing my money myself into stocks and bonds. 

I haven't invested in stocks and bonds since 2008..but plan to take my savings from passive income and active income and invest 75% in real estate and 25% in stocks and bonds either way (the bigger prop, or paying the loan off with the smaller prop)My only other debt is a 366k loan on an 800k rental property that brings in 48k per year in NOI after all expenses with a track record going back to 2009 so I feel that one is safely cash flow positive.