so much for my searching abilities....

That said, for each, their own.The follow up post Gautam remark's that if you sell your note to another investor Dobb Frank (DF) does not apply.

10)  Have you spoken to your accountant about your ability to pay taxes on a commercial building or pay municipal fines for running an illegal one?  

One of the best attributes of US real estate is the ability to use low fixed interest rates for 30 years.

The sense of home and belonging is generally positioned within the walls and property lines of the currency we exchange.Without the ability for people to be unable to continue possession, we would have nothing to possess.

Get active in the forums, either answer questions or ask them as your abilities dictate.

I dont think he would want the trouble, tarnish of his reputation, and ability to do future deals over 20k.

Your credit score dictates your ability to borrow, and the last 3 mortgages may require a "very good" or better score.

If, like in CA, title to real estate transfers immediately upon death of the owner subject to administration of the estate, then I wouldn't think that there's any time which a creditor could intercept and interfere.And then there's the issue as to the ability of a judgment creditor taking an aggressive position and attempting to penetrate the trust corpus.

Although, I would certainly hope you could surpass a current paltry CD rate.( You could pay off a bill early for a 10% discount for example).Great quote by Dion Depaoli "The asset returns 14.57% to maturity, what is done with those proceeds once received is up to the investor.