The problem that I see is that we are living in a very inflation prone environment.

So essentially you'd have no money into it but share in a % of cash flow and appreciation.Obviously in this environment it'd be a tough deal to pull off but is this how these "no money from your pocket" deals work?

Sorry, but there's no mercy for you in the current environment nor, dare I say it, should there be.

Some saw something coming, but even folks who saw it didn't see how quickly or radically the environment would change.

I got into the survey work, positioning assets for oil companies in a marine environment, which led me to some networking and real estate deals, which led to my working for the investor group…..none of which are any less stressful than the previous jobs.I look forward to networking here and learning from more experienced people

In the current low-yield environment here, it is clearly cheaper every month to rent rather than buy.

TJ, In this lending environment, 632 will not do it very well, but you are much closer from the 500's.

With a subject to, the buyer takes over the sellers existing mortgage.With an AITD (all inclusive trust deed), a new mortgage is created that wraps the existing one.

The reason is because i was thinking if i can work in an environment like that, i can probably learn a lot of valuable experiences.I am still a college bound student who is questioning if college is the right thing for me.

Polanyi wrote that a self-regulating market, the kind bequeathed to us since Ronald Reagan, turned human beings and the natural environment into commodities, a situation that ensures the destruction of both society and the natural environment.