Getting the money for a large MF is done with one or all of these: Lender: Agency (Fannie mae, Freddi Mac), Bridge, Mezzanine, etcPrivate investors: Typically through a syndication or private REITFamily Office: Typically through a syndication or private REITJoint Venture: Pooling your money and time with other active partners money and timeInstitutional Capital: Large funds that bring a big chunk of the equity needed for a large slice of the deal

It does not matter a how you slice it. 

Maybe this is just a slice of a larger pie. 

@Gabe K. how ever you want to slice it unless your a licensed RE broker and do the disclosures or NMLS licensed its not legal to pay you..

Home court advantage matters a lot ... so my advise is to stay local, learn the many ways to profit from REI (hint: cash flow is just one small slice of the pie), and select the best investment tool for the job at hand.

It is a small slice of it, but not the entire picture.

If you don't have any capital, then you may be able to find a private money source that approves the investment and will ask for some slice of the pie.

To get these two benefits does require time and effort no matter which way you slice it.Anyway, there's my 2 cents worth.

Either way you slice it, it makes sense to do the work. 

Often with multiple different participants for various slices of the total cost.