@Costin I.In my opinion, if they are truly tying together cost segregation and the return of 40% of member capital, that is a bit of a stretch.

The bar of entry to be a cop is pretty darn low and they are not legal experts by an stretch of the imagination.

Most lenders I have talked to offer 25 year amortized 25% down loans, but it would be great to find someone who could do 30 year fixed, with less % down (that may be stretching it, but thought I would ask).

Then, I stretch the costs and profits over 10, 20 and 30 years.

That damage seemed to be limited to about a 20ft stretch on only one side of the building but he said likely the entire foundation should be repointed.

So, you need to look at every property even if the numbers first appear to bad and then stretch out the numbers with rent increases, appreciation that results from rent increases and do your numbers over a 5, 10, 20 and 30 year period.

A license being required to broker real estate isn't a new thing by any stretch of the imagination.

You need to learn how to do all the math for real estate and there is a book called '50 Real Estate Investing Calculations' that every real estate investor should have, but the serious problem with every book is not one book explains how the value of properties increase when rents are increased and how to stretch the numbers out 5, 10, 20 and 30 years.

Although it’s tough when you’re stretching for a down payment, most problems that occur for landlords come in one of three areas.

Get the book ' 50 Real Estate Investing Calculations' and don't invest in real estate until you master all the calculations in that book, but the book does not teach how to stretch out your profits over the 5 to 30 years.The biggest problem I see with new investors is they don't know how to do the math and if you can't do the math then you cannot understand what or how to invest.$200,000 could get you some profits like this, but then banks want you to have a little more money for a cushion for vacancies and unexpected repairs.