This approach will help preserve your operating capital.

The process must be understood and applied to team building, investing your and 3rd party capital, and financial deal structure with debt and equity sources. 

@Jeanette LandFrom my experience working with over 400 investors, growing your portfolio with limited capital is absolutely achievable with the right strategies.

They have plenty of capital and just looking to park cash while diversifying.

.$8,981 mortgage at 7%$2,918 expenses monthly 33.38% of Gross rental income (Prop mgt, maintenance reserve, utilities, Prop Taxes, Insurance, other)$6,852 NOI/monthly ($2,129) negative monthly cash flow..Same scenario with 50% down, $864 positive monthly cash flowNot saying it's the best use of capital or the only way to do it, instead providing an example using an available market opportunity to share what the numbers look like. 

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Given the size of the asset, these won't be huge, but something to consider.REWARD - In addition to the benefits stated above, the only other reason I could see doing one on an asset this size is if you wanted to offset a property sale that would have a large capital gains. 

So, coming in to the real estate field with no capital it seems like a good first step to get my feet wet and get a better understanding of real estate investing as a whole.Since I will be on the buying side of the deal, obviously negotiating will be a big part of my job.

The combination of high costs and the after-repair value (ARV) frequently leads me to conclude that buying a new rental property is a better use of capital.

Most people I know start with low money down programs so they can get away with a initial capital investment of around $25k but you also need reserves.