#1- pay down your debt, you can't make money in real estate until you have money and plenty of it-- those folks, more than likely, did it that way... a conservative approach, that served them well and probably because they aren't the riskiest of investors

I can tell you from hundreds of my clients perspective.they don't want to have the burden and work that goes into being a landlord.. they want mail box money and more passive investment that is secured by the same asset that a landlord owns.. there is a reason those banks have those big shinny buildings.. its massively profitable and done right less risk in many cases of being a landlord or at least let me say a ton less work.. your not dealing with the day to day.. even if you have PM you have to manage them.My note buyers are almost all experienced landlords and as their days of landlord burn out come to fruition they switch to being the bank.. keep in mind unless the house is sold for cash.. everyone buying a rental has two steps  equity and debt  IE their equity and the bank or  lenders debt.Along with shorter term holds.. and if done right no cash calls.

In my county it is pretty easy to file a small claims action (and cheap - about $100 for paperwork and papers served).

Most of my clients who started like this began investing with friends or people they work with.

@Alfred Torres to second @Joshua Enriquez , Michael Ortega is currently working on a project for a client of mine and the process has been a breeze because of it.

States vary-and states like TX are much harder to get licensed in and require (as my memory serves me) 250K liquid per location to get licensed.

I am looking to find good tools for communicating with clients/prospets.

They also care about their clients and keep things affordable for investors. 

Thank you all and I hope i can serve the community and get to know great people.

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