Just what was sought.I will avoid the flavoring about any impropriety and certainly do appreciate the company name provided. 

List of lenders come in various flavors,  @Christian Garcia.

Advertise your expertise and abilities in a positive light without the implications of the possible short commings of others.On the other side, you made a good presentation of things to watch for and some good points, it's just the flavor and spin that, to a more sophisticated seller, (and your peers) may put you in a bad light.

There's a number of us in SE MI doing a variety of flavors of investing in various areas.

I am a practicing architect, so I think I have at least the flavor of what I'm looking for in the MEP systems, even though I've never done residential work.I contacted my old landlord, who is a very active real estate investor and asked him if he knew any contractors or inspectors who would be willing to walk the property with me on a first viewing.

Such amounts may be out of bounds of creditors.Thinking you can buy a note and obtain a note is not the right thinking, those are tow different interests conveyed, an old saying, once a lender always a lender, meaning that if you buy a note you have no more rights in or to the property or collateral than the original lender.Buying a seller financed note, an equity funded note changes the flavor, equity notes are installment contracts that revert back to a seller, buying one changes the matter to a cash basis to the extent of the price paid, amounts above that may be viewed as equity amounts, not that a borrower evades that part of the obligation but in some cases it may be treated differently, like bankruptcy.Best thinking is to use the collateral to cover the outstanding balance owing, of all loans, plus allowable costs under state law in foreclosure and the excess reverts back as excess equity to the borrower, you get your money back, that's what you're entitled to. :)My Cards aren't doing well.....:)

There are different flavors of capital gains.

If you do come out, I will buy you a beer and personally introduce you to some of these successful guys so you can get a flavor of the knowledge and skill required to make it big in this market.

Absolutely not, but if you look beyond real estate, you'll see that it's just as prevalent in other industries, just with a different flavor.

You know... some flavor!