Define roles, financial contributions, profit-sharing, and responsibilities in a detailed agreement.

Maybe we're defining pent-up demand differently. 

In tight inventory markets like Boston, I encourage clients to clearly define their purchasing criteria, start looking, and then be patient.Some of the best deals I have seen or experienced personally happened during unusual circumstances.

Even if they were to achieve this goal, they get demotivated with burnout and the eventual realization they aren’t working towards their goals, but away from them.Solution: First define your life goal.

These transactions are defined by the terms of the Mortgages , Deeds of Trust , or Deed to secure debt or what ever type of debt instrument that is state specific.

Quote from @Virginia VanOeveren: To start as a private money lender, educate yourself on real estate investing and lending practices, define clear loan criteria, and conduct thorough due diligence on borrowers and properties.

Whatever you buy you likely won’t keep it down the line as you better define your investment strategy, so my advice is to pick an asset that’s going to teach you the most in the quickest amount of time.

I know seller financing and it isn't clear how you define "good" creative terms.

Internal Revenue Code section 707(c) defines a guaranteed payment for capital as payments that are determined "without regard to the income of the partnership". 

Selling that first property was a defining moment in my real estate investment journey.