It's really something best done over time if you want to preserve harmony.

Now you certainly want to set the stage for harmonious living between your residents and the neighbors, not just immediate neighbors next door.

I get you can have problems at any level but Id rather mitigate that with Quality over quantity.

A mix of many assets in conservative quantities arguably is the safest way forward. 

Lately, I am seeing that quantity of homes kind of disappear.

Until you hit 50% range in design will you have enough info for a good quantity count on materials.

I talked to a real estate broker and he states that all of the REOs are mainly being gobbled up from the bank by big time investors in mass quantity and most shortsales are being performed in a manner that often is unethical where the best offer isn't being presented to the bank on the shortsale package.

Although it isn't my job to keep the neighbors happy with my rentals, I do try to keep harmony as much as that is possible.Liability is just another reason.

Welcome, sounds like a great planYou should look into Colorado local Rei groupMake sure, you have a steady flow of buyers and quantity of properties opportunities (motivated sellers)Reason – locating steady good paying jobsour hard to find in today’s economyGood luck to you and your family

This is how I did it after I took some huge hits and had to rebuild myself, like what you are doing.If you can't find anyone to 50/50 partner with you, perhaps you take a slightly smaller share on the first deal, to prove yourself, then you slide the split in your favor once YOU become a known quantity to your partners.