Mark, You are smart to research how to structure your notes to make them appealing to investors.

I assume without question, the smart answer is to establish a legal entity in which to buy property to afford a level of protection.

Watching TV and drinking alcohol are two of the biggest time sucks there are. 2 glasses of wine and your evening just stopped being productive.

@Ben Leybovich is a stand up guy and very smart.

The smart thing to do is contribute the maximum matched amount and invest anything above that elsewhere.Out of all of the podcasts that I've listened to (and I've listened to every one of them) number 17 sticks in my mind as the only one that I consider to include really bad advice.

I'm sure that all y'all (that's the plural of y'all in the South if you didn't know) are smart enough and good enough that you will never make a mistake.

So it seems we have two people who don't know how to do this using realtor.com - here's how.1. go to http://www.realtor.com/2. select the "recently sold" button / tab3. enter property info - just a zip code or specific address4. press the search button (the magnifying glass icon)Let me know if that doesn't work for you :)You'll still have to filter for beds, baths, and square footage, but an agent has to do that too.

However Financially is this a smart move?

When you start seeing bullet holes in homes,broken glass in the streets,blood on the sidewalks and police tape all over the neighborhood than you are in a war zone.

Hi, well J, I've been at it for over thirty years and most of the people I have dealt with aren't smart enough to dream all that stuff up.