Mostly it has to do with your comfort level, education and tolerance for risk.Personally - we prefer real estate (obviously) for multiple reasons.

The court shall award exemplary damages of not less than three times the actual damages if the defendant has engaged in multiple acts of rent skimming and may award exemplary damages in other cases.

Take it from someone who has multiple judgments worth 10's of thousands of dollars - you will not collect.

Brokering deals is the only wholesaling I engage in, and is exactly what I teach my students.

Caitlin- It was pretty well reported on multiple news stations a week ago.

Do you combine multiple properties into one loan and if so what do you do when you sell one of the properties?

Having a proper business plan, multiple exit strategies, and the ability to properly analize the investments are also key factors in addition to purchasing at a large discount in any economy, bad, or good.

I've tried multiple times over the course of a few days.

A solid set of contractors, proven over multiple years.2.

In Portland, OR I usually check with the county for property tax foreclosures...they typically hold their auctions once a year...depending on their inventory maybe more often.So I would check the county website for whatever city you are looking in...i'm sure there are multiple counties you can check...they will have a section for property tax auctions...and there should be someone you can call...they will probably put you on their mailing list and they will notify you when they are having sale...at least that is how it is done here in Portland.