We're trying to raise a portion of the funds for a small resort (6 cabins) from private individuals and I'm running into some difficulties: The whole real estate syndication accredited vs/non-accredited investor thing (if I'm understanding it correctly) seems to be a huge hindrance to actually raising money from average (non-wealthy) people that would normally be the kinds of people I'd come into contact with.

Kind of clunky trying to enter the data directly into the sheet so trying to figure out a better interface.

She sounds great and it's very kind of you to help her out! 

> Prior owners want nothing to do with the property, I'm unable to structure any kind of deal with them, or fix issue of husband being removed from title, or undo foreclosure auction (thoroughly checked with attorney).Recently discovered repairs needed totaling 20-40k which I cannot finance. 

There are still MANY medical professionals using FF since it's the OG of this kind of site.

Since I have begun researching (kind of obsessively) all my social media feeds have been filled with these things you are describing (paper flips, slow flips, subtos, etc).

It's actually kind of fun doing life together. 

It depends on what your price point is, what your plans and goals are and what kind of property best serves your needs.

Sometimes you can talk directly to the owners.Use the Internet - Websites can show you houses that are being sold because the owners couldn't pay their bills or are in other kinds of trouble.Check Public Records - Look at official papers to see if a property owner is behind on taxes or other bills, which could mean they need to sell fast.Study the Market - Learn about how much houses in that area usually sell for and how much you could sell it for after you fix it up.Be Careful - Make sure you investigate the property fully to see if there are any legal problems or money owed on it.By using these steps together, you can find properties that might be a good investment because they need work or are being sold at a lower price than usual.Kind regards,

I have to explain to the the capital requirements to acquire an asset like that which would be 60k+.For projects under 100k purchase acquired at 80% leverage you can figure needing 25k - 30k in liquidity for all the costs of the life cycle of the project.If you start acquiring in that 150k range, that lifecycle can go to 40k/50k needed to make sure you can handle the down payment, closing costs, holding costs, any miscellaneous costs that pop up and then still have a cushion in the account cause you never wanna be down to you last dollar.One of the first questions I ask new clients is what kind of capital do they have behind them, because that number will determine market and asset class.