Anyone advising you to do that is practicing financial malpractice.When a self-directed IRA uses debt financing, there is a small tax on the percentage of the gains that are attributed to the borrowed funds. 

is correct in noting that material costs do not vary too widely in most places--so a roof, sheet rock, siding and other materials will hurt these percentages more on a lower priced home than on a higher priced one.

A large percentage of my practice I communicate with digitally.

As an urban area struggling with unemployment and a high percentage of unaccredited public schools in the city there are many areas where you can buy at a low cost.

Prior to any subcontractor starting work on your jobsite discuss payment methods percentage of payments (draws) and release of liens.

The return appear to be a percentage point or two less than competitive direct offerings, though I can understand why given the 'disclosure burden' and overhead of interacting with many smaller investors.Again, I'm not here to cheerlead for this trend but do find it personally interesting and recognize the biggest risks are 'black swan' issues - the unknown reality vs. the on-paper plan if a deal or a site goes bad.

I'm interested to see where your profit margin lies.I'm assuming you have a minimum profit criteria for you to go through with a deal and now since the percentage is higher you might have some doubt?

He buys them, I retain a percentage for all my hard work and ongoing management.

So, while it's true that hedge funds account for a very small percentage of residential housing economics, from a practical perspective, their influence is disproportionately large compared to their economic share.

Thank you Alex…is there a rule of thumb as to what percentage to put down.