An investor should only focus on asset classes that possess compounding returns realized through compounding interest.

This is compounded when junior lien holders and other estate creditors have claims that must be negotiated in order to complete the transfer of title from estate to you or your entity. 

These kinds of loans typically range from 10+% a month (not compounding).

Something seems fishy about the dismissals on the reverse mortgage cases but it could be simply that the defendant (the estate with no heirs) is not putting forth the effort of a proper defense. 

In addition, once you have both properties cash flowing- you could focus on paying down the heloc quickly to free up more CF(start benefiting from compounded gains over time), or pay it off when you liquidate the primary. 

Deciding when to hire them is very much an exercise in finding how risk averse you are.Maybe a football analogy with offense vs. defense works here?

Death in the family, divorce, job loss, etc...compound that with the deluge of creditors calling and mailing, not to mention the investors and realtors just wanting to help them in their moment of need and you start to kind of understand the people your going to be working with. 

If you had $100,000, you could buy 4 houses for $400,000 and watch the power of compounding kick in.  

About me, I've been married to my high school sweetheart for 12 years, we've got two beautiful children who keep us both entertained as well as EXHAUSTED :)I am an Operations Program Manager in the Defense Industry, I spent 6 years on active duty in the Marines (OIF Vet).

Twice :) Then I discovered "exponential growth" and "compound interest" and decided I'd rather not live off my cash flow!