When the big portals use this system, whether it is my certificate process or not (Angel List and Seed Invest have one too), it will become the standard.

In April, 2012 – with seed capital from Blackstone, expertise from property managers Treehouse Group and Riverstone Residential Group – Invitation Homes was born and began quietly investing."

I had set aside some money (before discovering all the info on BiggerPockets) for seed money to buy another place.

To clarify, a ROBS (Rollover and Business Start-up) plan is designed to enable you to use your retirement plan for seed money to start a new business without having to pay a tax or penalties on the distribution.

I understand there are grants available to support this activity but a certain amount of seed money will be necessary.I can purchase duplexes in this area both sides 2 bed on bath for $15 to $20 most likely repair cost another 20K with taxes in the area of 1200 a year and insurance 600.

:1) Based off experiences with the type of SFR to invest; I'm thinking of moving my wife and I into a nicer suburb (housing ranges from 120k+, rents in the $1.2k-1.8k range) - but won't make the jump until I find something around 100-120k so I can rent it out in the future if I chose to move.If I did this, I would rent out my current townhome (purchased for $75k & built in 2003, rents for about 950-1100 in very desirable location in Jacksonville)...Option 2 would be based on trying to leverage more cashflow to help feed future investments:2) stay in my townhome, and drop 25% on a SFR around the 70-80k range that would rent for around $800-1k a month, but the homes in these areas would be ones built in the 1970s concrete block style.I feel like former option would best my investments for building wealth as I do not currently depend on real estate cash flow as a source of income.On the other hand it feels like having a starter investment that yields more cashflow would help seed future investments.Thoughts are always welcomed!

Due on sale clauseBrian P, see D.4.

In particular, I'd like to buy some buy and hold rental properties with cashflow.I'm under the impression that doing this in California in general, and the Bay Area in particular, is difficult at best (and only a crazy person would try it in San Francisco).Just for background, I have about $80k in seed capital from buying and rehabbing a foreclosure here in Virginia.

I figure $1,000 should cover it, we'll see... :D

Actually, I was planting the seed for a more ambitious plan.