@John Thedford  personal financial statement and then a little verification.if they state they have 200k in liquidity then bank accounts to prove it.. last 3 months statements usually tell the tale.stronger borrowers of course are going to want better rates... so there is a fine line there. but most HML any more at least the bigger an successful ones all do this.. they underwrite just like a convential lender.. they just don't have the rules a bank does.Also I want a good exit plan... if its fix and flip that's pretty easy to decipher.

Fortunately there's a sizable book known as the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) that has a glossary of terms that help decipher the acronyms.A glossary of terms for real estate and finance/notes is an interesting idea. 

Super intuitive 👏👏👏👏I figured with your level of intellect...you could decipher my hieroglyphics

Many investors do not have the due diligence resources to decipher between honest offerings and offerings that take advantage of non-accredited investors. 

So you see the same here on BP with those starting out having their opinions whether they are based in experience or just what they read its hard to decipher unless you read their profile.And the other major differences is that many on this site are here to do business plain and simple.. whereas on our pilots site its verboten in the main forums to talk any kind of business .. 

If you are bad at keeping receipts organized or at deciphering their item codes to find an item on a receipt it can be a hassle.

I was hoping some of the experienced investors here could help me decipher some of the numbers.Vacancy rates, crime rates and the like seem pretty obvious to me; the lower the better.

I just want to pay them by the hour, like a lawyer or accountant, to advise me on things like what my 401k is invested in AND help deciphering various real estate investments (especially syndicated deals) that I look at.

I'm having issues deciphering what this means and hoping the BP community could help me with this, or whether I should just consult a lawyer.Situation: Under contract to purchase a 4plex in Alabama. 2 units are currently vacant, and the other 2 are occupied.

So, I definitely want to get them into 1st time Home-buyer Entry Level Markets that are not War-Zones.So I've started to comb Wikipedia, http://www.altosresearch.com/ (paid)http://www.neighborhoodscout.com (paid)http://www.bestplaces.net/In search of data, and I'm still learning how to decipher through the data to make it applicable to my investment strategyOnce I get the first of my 2 strategies built solid enough, I want to start participating in note creation/selling.I hope thats enough information, How about yourself?