Something like maybe a website or maybe have actual meetings where we could compare notes, share stories and blackball deadbeat tenants like the apartment landlords do.

But in the tiny, infinitesimally small amount of success that I've had compared to you...I have in fact counseled, coached, and advised hundreds of real estate investors. 

How do you compare it to other, non real-estate investments?

Q2: Can I compare this metric to an interest rate I get from an alternative investment?

I would be able to do the same thing under residential, however the value of the properties has nothing to do with the cash flow, and everything to do with how much comparables are selling for in the area. 

What is your note purchase price compared to the actual value of the collateral securing the notes?  

The supply and demand is more equal compared to the most mature locations.

The supply and demand is more equal compared to the most mature locations.

I would have PM take pictures of the 'dirty' house and compare them to pics of house when tenant moved in (or purchased if this is first tenant).

Duplexes I think will appreciate at a higher rate (probably why the prices are higher compared to the 3 and 4's in our market).