You could then upgrade to the self-directed format once you actually have funds to meaningfully self-direct.  

If you do the research then actually do the thing that will create money- then it matters.

No actual hands on or property purchased as of yet.

@Michael M.I am actually in the process of doing this with my current bank.

CL adds are removed after being rented and I always have history on trends in neighborhoods I work with.Don't use Zestimate - just go to the actual listings and expired, make sure the location is right - precisely.Right now I have 2 rentals within half mile from each other. 2bed/1.5bath condo for $925 and 3bed/1.5bath townhouse for $1400.

You just want to make sure that you are actually on the deed, so you can prove ownership of the asset.  

Hi,  This is actually a double question. 

There are lots of reasons why he actually may love a promissory note.  

In my experience, I've had many "wholesalers" attempt to push me crappy deals, I"m not sure if they are greedy or just inexperienced, though my gut says they are just new and don't know what a deal actually is. 

It seems like people are just hearing those terms and jumping on it .https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-18/fintech-mircocap-stock-jumps-2-400-after-touting-crypto-linkI am sure most of these companies won't be around forever but I dont think the technology will be going away especially with huge companies researching and implementing it .I was young during the dot com bubble but was following stocks and the market at the time and this feels very similar with these tokens surging so much in price .So far I've only invested a very small amount in ICO , the team seemed very legit and they already have an existing related legit business .Still trying to figure out token distribution and actually being able to trade on the crypto exchanges it's been interesting though .It's not a user friendly experience and there's lots of new terminology and words to learn and different random tools like wallets etc .. but that's kind of what makes it fun too .