But it is perfectly fine to buy fractional pieces (as tenant in common) with another buyer or buyers taking title to the additional amounts.  

BP who cares we are a tiny fraction of a community.. most of the folks that buy from Morris probably don't know about it and MOrris is good at telling people up front don't go to social media those sites are full of negative nellies..

Fractional ownership is what they do.

We are just about to close on a multi-family with money from our refinance, pay all our debt off and have a significant about for reserves and remodeling.The point of sharing all this is that if we can live happily with a fraction of what you make, you will be fine if you keep on track and continue to get creative with saving.

@John Underwood  So pay the tax lien, get a quit claim from the owner, and the mortgage released for a fraction of the cost since the bank has already written it off.  

If someone is selling a home for a small fraction of what the sticks and stones would cost to build it (basically at a negative land value if you assume the house is worth what material and labor did cost at the time of construction) there is a reason for that.

In a syndication, you just fractionalize your portion.So, if all investor cash is $200K on a $1M investment, then the property is 80% debt financed.  

I recently came across a syndication offering which had a component for fractionalized deed of trust for investors who would lend to the project in subordinate position.

The investment was not worthwhile.I've spent a fraction of the loan total on work-related training, books, etc.

If after all that you are still cash flow positive it will be a fraction of what you can get in other areas.