Real Estate not so much  and we must keep in mind who the audience is on BP those that are on this site who believe agents are obsolete are generally investors or experienced buyers sellers and to them then ya maybe so but investors make up a tiny fraction of the actual transactions that happen every day in real estate.  

It doesn't make sense to take that big of a risk for that little of a return even though the actual return on investment is higher considering you're only putting a fraction of that in due to leveraged debt.What am I missing?

I ended up losing most of my first installment since only a fraction of the work required to be completed was done.She did not pay any of the workers and they all stopped working.Has anyone had any success getting a GC to allow you to sign on as a "co-insured," on their state bond ?

Land sales  Vacation fractional salessome leasing gigs etc etc.. 

photos, revamping the listing, and reducing the price a fraction.

The CoC is just a fraction with the annual cash flow in the numerator and your total investment in the denominator.

A "fractionalized note" is similar, but not the same as the different lenders are not defined in the note as holding a specific amount of the total lien, they can be difficult to administer, present collateral issues and lack the flexibility of paying off one of the lenders without paying off all the lenders, these can also be illegal when lenders cross security laws, so if this is suggested, stay away from a note with fractional note holders.As mentioned, the amortization may be adjusted, one lender can be paid off quicker than another, such as a friend getting their money back before a family member.   

You can often predict which way the town will grow based on government proposals or new schools moving in, and you can purchase land in that direction for a fraction of what it will be worth in a year or two (or sometimes even just a few months).

So his 1031 is into a number of passive fractional and a NNN opportunity. 

The guru course is not cheap and you only need a fraction of what they ask to get a wholesale operation going.