I figure who cares what people say he would make one hell of a powerful alliance.

No one every thinks about letting them do all the work for you.They have a list that they have sited the homes for MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS.I get the list contact the OWNERS using THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL a POSTCARD.

Simply to say that if you can get into a property with 35% equity at purchase, have adequate reserves, you can still benefit from that investment without cash flow (tax deductions, 35% equity, future appreciation, etc)Bottom line: Shoot for cash flow on buy and holds, buy with equity, buy in a market your research has pointed to future appreciation, use the power of leverage properly, manage properly (self or hire) and repeat.The topic was talking about single units and then apartments were mentioned.

If you want to have the power and water turned on you have to pay to have it turned on.

But just imagine, you buy 3 properties at a moderate discount, say 20K each with individual FMV's of 35K.. you now have 305K worth of property and owe 170K, and still a great deal of borrowing power.

What their doing is making you feel as if you have no room to negotiate.3) At 600K+, your borrowing power on that property on a 800K ARV is pretty well spent.

I sure wouldn't and do not.Sidney,It is very important to build a good power team of professional in the area you wish to invest.

I'd just like to be able to have more BUYING power, because I always lose deals because I might not have the funds.

YOur best advice on how to structure this is from your attorney, not from the opinions of others on an open forum, myself included.Good luck to you.By the way, grouping funds from a few individuals to create a larger purchasing power is a great startegy when used legally and properly, such as with an LLC and O agreement.

Now, how much power would you have to have, to pull something from the entire Internet?