My boat eventually capsized and I survived the storm, but not without losing almost everything.My goal was to have passive income from multiple properties in multiple geographic locations to mitigate the impact of a natural disaster.

@Taylor Green and @Linda Lin The nature of a second lien is in and of itself more risky than a first lien.

Anything above that is commercial of nature and you'd be required to put a generous down payment.

Thank you, everyone, for your generosity and friendly nature!

Since we're based out of a real estate office, it would be a natural fit for a number of people.

None the less reading a couple might start to help you understand some of the topics the contract deals with.In many cases, if the seller is institutional in nature, they will provide a contract to you which they desire to use and some times that is open for red line.

I completely agree with what @Mike Nelson said.The one thing I'll add to his good advice is that each of us finds his or her own "groove" in building rapport and closing deals where you go from following the script to having it completely internalized so it's second nature.

Hey BP, I must admit, I'm pretty confiden that something big is lining that could naturally affect almost 2/3rds of our living.

Financing will be much easier with end user/owners involved in the beginning, the speculative nature goes away for owner occupied with any lender.

Naturally, if I can reciprocate any knowledge, I am happy to do so!