At first the returns were positive, but then as older liens became a larger and larger portion of my portfolio, their management fees and the fees of my self-directed IRA consumed initial profits.  

@Sharyn Sharyn M.undefinedAny payment, other than an initial lump sum option price that is applied to the purchase price is a financing arrangement and will violate the Dodd-Frank Act as a consumer loan unless the arrangement is originated and processed by a registered mortgage loan originator, I doubt any RMLO in compliance would do an option contract.

Driving/walking/knocking on doors is time consuming..I am pretty sure you will land a deal like that...

Your Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) should be able to help you with this or feel free to contact me directly with questions.

I will admit laying tile is time consuming and not as much fun but its all a learning experience.

I'm relatively new to REI but have been consumed with learning the business over the past few months, BP has been an incredible resource for me so far.

I've definitely been lurking for awhile reading blog posts and consuming audio content - but there's a lot more to get done, especially the DOING part (not just consuming).  

As a company, we do our best to stay out of areas that are going to consume too much of our time and resources.  

It's not only of no use to consumers actively engaged in the mortgage process, but it can even be downright misleading.Freddie's data is intended as a long term tracking tool.

This information  (both positive & advers) is meant to create accountability with the tenant as well as allow landlords the ability to work together legally sharing their information through a consumer reporting agency like Tenant Watch.