I check the SEC, FINRA, ratings websites for inside information on the principals in the company.

What's your rate of return after you mark down the principal from the two investments asking for cash calls?

I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23If a purchase, you also generally need reserves / savings to show you have 3-6 month payments of PITIA (principal / interest (mortgage payment), property taxes and insurance and HOA (if applicable).

I dont personally care about distributions as its just pocket change but i do care about the principal and getting some equity when they are sold..

As it reads, a pro-rata share is "equal to the Purchase Price of Participation divided by the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Note."

Principal mortgage balance is $159,531.

Warren Buffet said the most important part of investing is to protect your principal. 

If you are just looking for principal protection assets you can do a lot better than empty houses, if that's what you are doing. 

DSCR's are "term" loans, which means there's some amount of principal being paid back with all of your loan payments, vs. lines of credit where you're generally only paying interest.

I was taught this my the principal of one of the largest industrial REITs in the country and it has always proven to be true.