• What are the average rents for the area (there are several online tools that can help you out with this)• What are the schools like in the area• Is the area primarily SFH, Multi-family or commercial? 

I often get several free bids on a project before I move forward with one. 

Nobody can say for sure when (maybe more informed people have a better idea of when or how severe). 

She had several blocks of single family homes.

It appears that home prices in several markets did take a bit of a dip in 2007 so there was sort of a warning, but that doesn't mean that it would happen again.My hope is that prices will stagnate but not come crashing down. 

Chastity Cortijo There’s several Facebook groups for STR hosts that share all of this information.

@Dustin Verley  In addition to real estate notes I've also worked with these cash flows:Business Notes - no real estate as collateral just FFE  (furniture, fixtures & equipment) and goodwill.Mobile Home Only Notes - mobile home on rented lot so no real estateInvoices - buying accounts receivable at a discount.Cell Tower LeasesLand LeasesCasino or Jackpot payoutsLottery paymentsStructured SettlementsAnnuitiesI haven't personally worked with Auto notes but know several investors doing well in that arena as well.The basic concept with all of these options is similar (purchase a future cash flow at a discount using time value of money calculations or IRR) but the documentation and due diligence will differ.

Hello Andrew,It seems that you are dealing with several issues. 

This took my wife and I several hours to clean up the kitty-litter. 

@Ashish Khera as several people suggested above you can certainly accomplish this with a "portfolio" or a "commercial" loan.