You just have to contribute $20 or so to some charity to join..Banks are itching to get higher-yielding assets than the paltry returns they're getting in MBS and bonds, so I'm sure you can find someone if your credit and CF situation is good/decent.

At least that's how it usually works for bonds and I suspect notes should work the same way.

The NPP and discounted IRRs are fine for financial analysis when income strems can acurately be estimated, say in a bond analysis, but RE has too many variables that will come into play to make such analysis irrelevant.

The cats large teeth are not even used for indoor cats as they are for shredding meat and prey so they use small teeth for cat food we buy at the store.

Great thread with a ton of great responses.Definitely agree with the comments on waiting a month or two for good tenants (they are out there, just have the patience to find them).As far as sleeping at night, I'd rather have my money in real estate where I can control more of the situation instead of the stock/bond/money markets.

To be a Foreclosure Consultant you will need to provide a $50k surety bond and $25k bond for every office.

You can reinvest cash into stocks, bonds, pay down debt, or take that $50,000 from (B) in 5 years and buy another property.If you don't take a mortgage:(A) $150,000 purchase, $1500/mo in rent or $18,000/yr, $10k a year appreciation.

As to markets, here, trying to by off the MLS at 70% of the ARV (AASP, actually accepted sale price, LOL) won't happen, it's like finding hen's teeth.

In consideration of $___________________, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Paramount Construction, LLC releases the lien on property owner _________________________________________________from any and all liability resulting from construction, restoration, and/or modification of the building located on premises known as___________________________________________________________________ Signed this ______day of_____________________________, 20______ Contractor/Company Name **please print** Contractor/Company Officer Signature TitlePS: If you are that worried about the contractor you may not know require they have a suety bond, my contract states my client pays it and it does not cost that much.

The stock market rally is pretty long in the tooth, bonds are yielding next to nothing, and commodity speculation isn't appealing to me.Due to this, I am considering purchasing my first investment property to rent out.