That's one of the main reasons the Yale endowment and others invest in real estate to start with: lack of correlation with stocks and bonds.

Its a good way for me to compare the yield on a rental vs. yield on a bond.

Is this a licensed & bonded contractor?

NO one can borrow money at 3%.the only people that can are those that put up their securities  Like stocks and bonds and borrow 50% on them and get the loan from one of the big investment bankers..

you can invest in Calf muni bonds and get better than 5% return (tax equal yield) and do no work, not answer tenant complaints, screen tenants, etc.  

They will want the Articles of Organization if you're going to create an LLC and they will want to know if you're going to use a professional property management company.The lender is going to ask for a survey, title insurance and a termite report with at least a one year bond.

Warning, it is primarily a book about stocks, bonds, and the formal markets.

I have used www.publicdata.com as part of my bail bonding business. 

There are some Bond For Deed (owner finance) properties for sale in the NOLA area, but they are a lot more rare, and typically require 10% - 20% down.Thanks!

I feel like I know my market so well that it's less risky than buying treasury bonds:)  Best of luck and can't wait to hear how it turns out.