I have a few brand new homes popping out of the ground in Canby Oregon.. msut of Portland proper is very old the new builds tend to be skinnies or expensive . 

Brand new to real estate investing - I currently have 1 3/2 ranch in good market  (Greensboro/WS/ Highpoint) used for furnished medium term rentals. 

Hey BiggerPockets Fam!My name's Cody, I have been listening to the podcast for years, and I've read all the books. I'm a single father, been raising my two daughters since they were born, and am ready to start buildin...

BP has a book on Partnerships written by Ashley Kehr and Tony Robinson.On the technical side I would suggest partnering on a single flip which can be done with a simple JV agreement before jumping into creating an entity and crafting very good operating agreements.

Also Minoan has so many companies to choose from which makes it confusing if you don't know the suppliers well.

I’ve invested with both wellings and sunrise   Wellings invests in other peoples funds   They do the due diligence on various operators and invest in only the best ones. 

Also Texas came out with some very strong laws on lease options as well, that is well documented. 

I assume a higher upfront cost as far as land purchase and the actual build but you would have a brand new house, instant equity and hopefully maintenance free for quite a while.

turnkey section 8 is not going to be like buying a brand new home there will always be differed items or stuff that does not work etc.. age of homes makes this impossible. then you add section 8 tenants and  there you go

And for two valid reasons: they don't know if Don is a trustworthy borrower (which he is not), and they could get a lot better profit (for the bank) from a brand new loan.