You never spend money that does not guarantee a return other than on essential maintenance.  

Doing it yourself also doesn't guarantee equity in the deal even when things do go right.

A private lender can charge higher interest rates than the bank and thus increase the income derived Understanding that there is no guarantee in the real estate industry, and there are risks, a private lender can receive a return on investment of as much as 10%.

If I can’t give them mortgages, then I guess I can only give a note and personal guarantee?

But I can almost guarantee you that a field agent auditing your return will not get it! 

I never ran into that one when I was a loan officer, but my guess would be that since the LLC is the borrower (if you can find someone to lend to an LLC) as long as the title stays in the LLC there wouldn't be a violation of the Due on Sale clause.Oftentimes a lender that lends to an LLC will require the members to personally guarantee the loan.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.1.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.1.

If there was a statistic I bet it would be minuscule I guarantee you most people who sell care what they net out of the house sale.  

They would be personal guarantee, since they're not collateralized by any one specific property.