i can only see it if you were upside down on an already owned property and you had to move and rented it to negate some of your loss

When you pay cash for a $400,000 home and rent it out, your rate of return will likely be less than 6%.You could invest in stocks and earn 7% or better.You could put the money in a high-interest savings account and earn up to 5%.I don't understand why anyone would pay cash for real estate, erasing many benefits that increase the rate of return, while exposing themselves to the risk of loss (turnover costs, bad tenants, capex, etc.). 

Then you can determine whether or not to hang on to that one or seek something somewhere else.Even the decision to move into other asset classes like equities or whatever will need you to factor in the loss of investing capital in the form of capital gains tax (plus 5 years of depreciation recapture). 

Understanding the market enables you to spot good bargains and steer clear of potential loss-making regions.

Typically, this results in the loss of hundreds of affordable housing units.

Grocers must eat the loss of their fresh vegetable or frozen foods during a power outage.

If you raise 5% and lose a month you will have a net loss.

Lending and insurance are based on predictability and without question the frequency and size of losses will continue to eclipse prior records.

It seems I am lossing money.:( Is that right? 

Make sure both parties fully understand and agree on:How profits/losses will be split Who is responsible for what (e.g., repairs, management, communication with the seller).Exit strategies in case things don’t go as planned.When you do find the right partner make sure to create a joint venture agreement that outlines all of this clearly.