Living in a reno while the kitchen is unusable while doing the flip yourself will test a any marriage, especially newly married people.

The key is to understand the capital stack, who is in line in front of you and what are their terms.The people who are getting burned may have known there was debt in front of them, but did they know it was short term or variable - did they know all the details to make a good judgment on the investment.If a property had 20 year fixed debt at 70% would you take that over 3 year debt on a variable rate at 50%? 

I don’t understand why people do syndications  We can make more money using lenders.  

Quote from @Lorraine Hadden: He also said to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy when others are fearful.Some people are holding onto their money, waiting for a correction so they can snatch up deals.

This is how wealth has been grown for years for many people.  

Would have been a good title for a forum thread for people looking to do direct exchanges.

And the calculation windows for when interest is assessed would probably surprise most people, it's generally not what one thinks it is so often waiting to that statement does often incur interest charges. 

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.Welcome aboard and best of luck investing!

Contrary to popular belief, this is actually an advanced strategy for people with lots of experience and resources, it's a really tough place to start.

Same with anyone who gets 20 experienced-backed responses to their question yet ghosts the thread. non response or proper thank yous on PM's have caused me to not do those anymore I might write one sentence but it is weird how common courtesy does not resonate  with so many people on SM or maybe just on this site..