I visited a few properties out there last weekend, and I'm thinking of putting an offer in on one of them but I'm not sure if I should.

This could include charging a larger deposit or last month's rent or the first three months up front or whatever.

If you can find the right tenants and live there as long as possible to make sure care is given to the space, I believe that will go along way. 

I know many companies that do this. this would not be a security as long as you they are not getting profits from the deal and are financing the transaction as a standard loan and recording a deed of trust.Some good info here on a note:The Court provided four factors to determine if a note sufficiently resembles the types of notes that are not classified as securities.

According to the US census data Los Angeles, CA county population declined 3.5% in the last few years as you can see here:(Data from April 2020 - July 2023).But Real Estate prices went up in that period 25% according to Zillow (From $665,868 to $834,772).Rents went up 18% (From $2,380 to $2,827).How that can be?

But- since you are a newbie, in lay person's terms, the answer is yes...but slowly and over a very long time. 27.5 years, to be exact. 

The last test I took was 3.5 hours long.

@Doug Smith  I like all the cash buyers, who are cash buyers as long as the property can be bought Sub2 or with 100% owner financing. 

So, long story short.

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.