It's all about leverage.A smart man once said, "I would rather have 1% of a 100 men's efforts than 100% of my own."

Other investors can also help .Most good contractors are good business men , the contractors I know are landlords and or flip houses , so when you have a contractor look at a house for you , there is a good chance he is also looking at the house for himself .

They take care of little things or are presence when any maintenance men need to come by.

tough call MarcusIt depends entirely on your situation & where she can go.I wrote up the proposal and my wife did the negotiating as ours hated men.

We as a group settle on our terms of what we are willing to give and/or give up.The meeting takes place in another city and I remain behind in San Antonio and ask all my prayer warriors to pray for guidance and protection.The meeting goes very well and the "hefe de hefes" aka the investor extends his hand across the table to our lead associate projecting an agreement in terms (50/50 split of profits).Later that evening one of his right hand men calls one of our associates and states the investor felt he could have negotiated a 60/40 or 70/30 split instead benefiting their side.With this information, the lead associate and I discuss our options realizing if this investor reneges on his word, regardless of business or whether he has the capacity to deliver up to $15MM in investment in our project...

Kyle, one more thought, and i'm sure i'll get ripped on this one by the institutional men and women but:It is Bad Strategy to use the equity in your home (HELOC) to buy investment property or discounted notes.

You asked about a property management company and they are going to use there handy men.

Old white men racists with fanatic religious ideals are finanly dead in America!

"Tin Men" is a comedy about a couple of aluminum siding salesmen set in the 1960s.

Hey, Thanks for the warm welcome men.