Like Brandon Cohen said, people park their cash here because it is safe or at least a better option than a lot of places or vehicles.

A good 401k is an excellent investment vehicle.

So it's all about the right vehicle for the right needs.

Our snow removal service then returns later in the day to clear the rest of the lot (tenants are all required to move their vehicles).

How complex, lengthy, and costly is the foreclosure process compared to the eviction process or vehicle repossession and could I do it myself or would I need to look to a title company or real estate lawyer?

Germaine Act)You will want to have the buyer sign a 2nd to you so you will have a vehicle to foreclose if they don't pay and you can get the house back.You also need to set their payments up to include P.I.T.I. and PAY YOU NOT THE BANK!

Later....An Nick, you don't have to carry any ID, unless you're driving a vehicle, but if you leave the country, say Europe and a cop asks for you passport/ID, if you don't have it you go to jail and don't get to pass go!

They simply have funds to invest, and this gives them a great vehicle to do so.  

I wouldn't discredit entirely working through a crowdfunding portal they do a lot of due diligence on the sponsor and deal that you may not want or know to do yourself.Certainly each group will also have different barriers of entry as far as who they want to invest with them, but I think first if figuring out what is your preferred investment vehicle - Asset Class (Multi, SFR, Retail, etc) and markets that you yourself would like to invest in and go from there.

For bonus points, do this in a self-directed IRA and you won't have to pay tax on it.Self-directed IRA is a tax-deferred vehicle just like a conventional IRA.