Suddenly he called me and said that he just came from the hospital and that he's covered in flea bites and he has a rat infestation in the house.

(I know that might be a silly concern, but it just suddenly popped up) Many people have told me about the "untrustworthy" folks in this industry I guess that's why this concern came to me.2.

My objective is not to flip properties or suddenly have huge passive income from rental properties.

Non Flagged is VERY challenging to fund historically.I have not been in this space actively so things may be different as the sector has really surged lately.Consider a joint venture with an experienced operator or get seller carry. 

So I asked for verifiable proof of funds and suddenly he was caught off guard acting as if he didn't know what I was talking about.

Might be the thought of investing with their hard earned savings account, time commitment, parents and friends saying it wont work, thoughts of the market "suddenly" changing because "I" entered it or maybe your dog is looking at you with the "please don't do it" face.  

We bought a note about two and a half years ago and it performed for a few months, but they stopped paying on the note early on 2015. It's a note on a SFR in Detroit MI. We live in LA. How do we rectify this?

I'm not so concerned about something else opening right there, but I can see a town 2 or 3 exits down the road getting a sudden growth spurt and raining on my parade.

I'm compiling some research for a report, blog post, and possibly a book.If you suddenly had an extra $250,000 in cash, how would you use/allocate it in your real estate investing business?

In doing so, the bond yields will have to rise, and the dividends that REIT’s have been offering, all of a sudden aren't looking so great.