If you are talking smaller projects with 25,000 investments the investors tend to not be as astute and can be more liberal in making investments.The larger investors want to feel security in safety of the property and knowledge and experience of the sponsor.I have formulated contacts directly or indirectly through this site that are individuals with some approaching net worth of 9 figures. 

@Kevin KlaasIRS rules prohibit any direct or indirect benefit between an IRA and a disqualified person such as you or lineal family.There is no means to mix IRA funds in a property you wish to use personally in any way.Your IRA could joint venture with or lend to an unrelated investor on a deal they are doing.

Keep in mind, some of us are actively up against Wall Street companies like Opendoor investing a ton in direct mail and PPC.

As for them doing well, they've been around for 15yrs, they're the ones that have the big yellow billboards that say "We buy ugly homes" I know one of the franchisees indirectly here in Houston, and he is well off.

Hi William, To sum up are you saying that MF is indirectly related to rates and rates will not rise because the government can't afford to increase its cost of debt?

Directly or indirectly via a separate utilities agreement?

Maybe not directly, but certainly indirectly, i.e. transfer a chunk of money to make a couple months payments ahead of time.

So im not saying here that statistics cannot be used in direct mail; rather, I am saying that it may behoove you to find the lists that have a higher percentage of motivated sellers and then go from there by improving your interpersonal tact and willingness to go WAY above and beyond to solve people's problems.Then, and only then, you're conversion rate will be both trackable and higher than average. 

It offers an opportunity to foreign investors to invest in the United States and fast track their application for a U.S. green card and citizenship.Foreign investors have the option of directly investing either $1 million to create 10 direct full-time jobs for Americans, or just $500,000 in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA) through a regional center and create 10 direct or indirect full-time jobs.How Does the EB-5 Green Card Benefit Foreign Investors?

I gauge this type of expense/reno in direct relation to the additional return it will generate.