small deals are very difficult for investors.. because as stated if something goes wrong the cost of collection could exceed the investment.. rip it off of a credit card.  

Property is ready to go with tenants and the investor don't have to do anything but collect rent.

Professionals with decades of experience and very impressive track records do all the heavy lifting for you.

It may be extremely difficult to collect from them if they end up owing you money.

I think it's pretty commonly held knowledge, at least by those of us living in the Houston area, that our city has grown exponentially over recent decades.Well, CultureMap posted a pretty cool .gif the other day showing by just how much the city and surrounding areas have expanded since the 1940's, with the most impressive growth spurts coming since the 1970's.You can view the brief article and .gif here: http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/05-16-16-see-how-dramatically-houston-has-grown-since-the-1970s/

I recently joined the BP community and I'm thoroughly impressed with the depth and breath of knowledge available in the forms.

Keep in mind that the auction process is just part of the legal requirements for the lender's collection activity of last resort - and that the auction process is somewhat designed so that the lender can "solve" some of the issues by following proper procedures (for example, IRS liens can be left with just a redemption period if proper notice is given to the USA that a foreclosure will happen and extinguish the IRS lien).

It goes without saying that you should be collecting a pretty strong deposit. 

Maintain good credit habits and remove the negative1 - You want to get rid of collections or inquiries that will damage your credit score.

The realness of the people, the pictures of before/after, and the numbers speak for themselves.Also, the BP calculators are super impressive.