Very few people have the ability and the time to work both sides of the transaction.

But for the vast majority of investors the burn out caused by high evictions, violence, domestic abuse, unemployment, life crisis of tenants, intentional property damage, drive by shooting, illegal activities, use of weapons, police raids, police neglect of neighborhood, etc. results in investors desperate to "get out" after about 90 days.  

There are three parts to any transaction; finding the deal, finding the money, operating the deal. 

In Ca many loans are done through fractionalization method which is not that common in other states and illegal in some.

The offer is still typically (100% of my transactions since August 17th last year) asking for my buyer agent commission to be paid in the agreement..

We have a checkbook LLC account with Titan bank that we setup from our SDIRA company and haven't had any issues for the last year from any transactions.

This is an appraisal supplemental form that would need to be supplied with the appraisal in the transaction. 

The pitfalls really revolve around prohibited transactions and disqualified parties.

The contributors tend to try harder (IMO).Correct it is illegal in Mass. 

After being involved in right around 40 deals (Mostly flips, some rentals as well as subject to transactions), I am now an agent with Keller Williams Intown Atlanta.