You would probably be better off either buying debt or lending hard money.

For example, I am a little concerned about some aspects of the business cycle recovery and a potential for a double-dip so I lean toward the safest part of capital stack which is debt (or low-debt equity).

The value of you lot is the collateral for construction financing, if the CG fails, you need to take over the debt or pay it off and obtain funds to complete the job.

Fund could be all debt, or all equity, or something in between.They sound smart, and they say that have been running a number of large funds and see an opportunity to provide this service to other investors and managers.The legal work is done by a 3rd party that they recommend, and comes included in the price that I was quoted, over $40k, yikes!

Additionally, Texas is a debtor friendly state which is another great reason to form your LLC in Texas.

If you choose to sell it and an issue arises the deal may die unless you clean up the debt or issue.

Overleveraging: Poor mindset investors may take on excessive debt or use risky financing options without a clear plan to handle potential financial setbacks.4.

Is being self-funded and therefore more cash-secure a better option than debt or bringing in investors? 

I could take some money out of my 401k and lend it to myself to put towards the debt. OR

Are you at zero debt? Or