I know that I did not allocate anywhere NEAR as much as I could have to my first investment because I wanted to limit my exposure in a new field).

If third parties bid up the price, the excess proceeds go first to the junior liens then to the borrower.

I know I should because my exposure is starting to be significant. 

2-3 bids for patching a few holes in the drywall seems a bit excessive to me.

@Andy Robison when the son and I first spoke about his father moving out he mentioned that the rent it too high for him to handle (I'm guessing his fathers veterans benefits were helping cover the excess cost). 

There are also multi-family units in some of the rougher areas of London (King Edward, Argyle etc) where you can potentially find rents in excess of 1%. 6plexes on King Edward can frequently be had in the 350-500K range and are often getting 600-800/unit in rents.

Hello BP, I'm looking for as much exposure as I can to real estate investing.

You do not want too high as when a new product hits the market you will have excess turnover and vacancy.

Now she has a great $1,000,000 listing that she is getting great exposure with and new clients.

With the excess supply of workers rapidly diminishing, a tighter labor market is leading to some long-awaited wage acceleration." http://www.mn.gov/mmb/forecast/forecast/economic/ He won't be handing over a budget deficit after his term like some politicians do ; ) *cough* Walker *cough*"Maybe if Governor Walker was actually in the state he was elected to represent, he would know that this budget and this state is a mess.