Broadly speaking a state will use one or the other form Mortgage or Deed of Trust (Trust Deed is another way of saying the same thing).

I realize it is a broad question, but wanted to re-post it, as the first conversation took a direction far from where it was intended.Thoughts?

It takes time to develop knowledge so even that is investing in the broad sense.Josh started a thread about a failed property management firm in MO.

Not bad and clearly the best ROI.If the value of the property is falling then I would expect the ROI is going to be very poor unless the NOI and cash flow after debt service is very good.I know the statements above are extremes or rather broad in nature.

You want to have a broad understanding of the full range and you want to go deep into one narrow area where you will focus.

We are only now feeling what most of the country has felt, but in a very diminished way.From what I have seen and read the reason the market is strong is because the market and more broadly the state had a rough patch during the last recession.

The question is to broad.

I am assuming that part of your strategy is to broadly search for RE related sites and then to add comments with links back to your site.

If you mean it more broadly, it would have been about 24 in mutual funds and company stock.

Thanks for the responses, and sorry about being broad themed.I'm just a bit south of Boston residentially and work in Boston these areas and my commute are where i'm focusing my searches.To clarify: Specifically I would like to have a few multi families, that bring in there own mortgage and maybe money left over.