Right on @Tim Ryan...look forward to meeting you at the event...keep an eye out for the handsome bald guy! 

Inflation will erode the value of the note, but if you decrease the duration with balloons and roll the notes over your yield will be handsome without the real estate headache.

@John your're on the right track with the purchase/leaseback deals, the returns can be quite handsome typically 20-25% cap rates and potentially a small equity kicker depending on the deal structure.

If a sponsoring bank (sponsor of that RMLO) allows him to originate they will want to be paid, probably handsomely for accepting that perceived risk. :)

That's where real estate investors swoop in and provide this well needed product and are handsomely rewarded.If a lowly paid teacher can accomplish this, anybody can.

It must cash flow and hopefully handsomely.3.

After that, certain processes become time-consuming enough that it may justify using software.On the other hand, some software is free so it doesn't hurt to try them out.

You want both parties rewarded handsomely for each deal otherwise you run into volume syndicators that like to take fees to make ends meet.

[So that you know, plenty of investors DO buy those "pigs", and DO profit handsomely over time]!

So far, we've been able come in from a value add position, catch up on any differed maintenance, get the rents up to market and now they cash flow handsomely.