I also would only keep it for my personal portfolio and never sell to another buyer, but that is just a personal choice to maintain control to protect the person who's name is attached to the loan.

My first choice is investing in America for the same reasons you mention Dmitri, but if you have any good ideas about investing in Japan, Matt, I would love to hear about them, too.

Your choice here is related to your notifying people and your potential liability.Again, you can follow Rick's advice "You should do a quick wipedown yourself / team, if you have one.

And as one investor found out in my current location real estate advisor was a bad choice too.

I guess this is a good choice for seasoned investors who are looking for residual income to help them break-even with other investments (I guess).

You will have very few choices and finding good deals in a college town is tough.Start making as many "no look" offers as possible.

Similar time wasters - business plans, marketing plans, website plans, mission statements, business names, entity choice, etc. etc.

would be a wise choice.

Plus most companies don't offer aggressive enough choices to invest in.

If you are a pure cash flow with appreciation as an awesome bonus guy the local market is not the best choice.