Stress testing the portfolio is especially important when buying in the boom and planning for the long term cash flow. 

Right now I am renting and will stay here until after the wedding (august) and until we can find a distressed 3-4 plex in our area.

I currently live in Washington state, though I will be in Indiana this weekend for a wedding.

I stress test my portfolio against great depression scenarios ... people think I'm crazy, but it has happened before and could happen again (not saying it will).

I am all for being patient, in fact I stress that to my clients daily. 

The Montgomery and Chester county subgroups meet the 2nd Wed of the month.

Special thanks to Don DiPaoli, Jay Heinrichs (I apologize in advance for name mispellings) for the "reality check" of possible pitfalls in NPN investing, by breaking down what timelines, note guarantees/replacements, early loan payoffs, diminishing interest payments, etc.really look like.And very impirtantly, the difference between running a note business and note investing.As a former buy and hold SFH investor disenchanted with rental property issues, the higher returns,  lower stress and passivity of performing paper profits beckon and have become my goal.There is such an abundance of info I've been distracted and confused daily during the past 3 months from my goal-with matters and concepts such as the following: Which entity: C Corp, LLC or a trust to invest through?

That brings stress to one's life and I don't need any more stress. 

If that something leads to lower quality, higher risk situations that may cost you dearly in high R&M costs, tenant turnover, emotional and financial stress, personally I would not go there.  

They represent you, and should save you money, time, and stress if they are doing their job correctly.