It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

You can buy a 250k property with 25% down and pay about $1600 in PITI, or 350k / $2100.

You have to pay people to do things for you, you would normally do yourself.

You can structure the deal to pay him gains at a zero federal tax rate.  

Either he's paying rent or isn't. 

The management company stopped sending statements and stopped paying me rent at some point. 

They pay for themselves almost instantly when you use a dynamic pricing tool.

https://www.treasurydirect.gov...I know you asked about cd's , but the IBond is currently paying 6.8%.

that is more a RV park. the MBH parks down here. we typically own the land, lot, and trailers. there is a reason but long story short, if i just own the lot and they dont pay the fee. i do not have the biggest teeth to push the need for my money. but if i own it all, my experience says it is a better path

If the deal is good enough their may be enough returns to pay investors as well as yourself.