I personally have no connections with anyone who is involved in this niche and I'm wondering how other people have started their journey.

Encourages Larger Investments: By offering higher returns at higher tiers, you incentivize investors to allocate more capital to your projects.Builds Long-Term Relationships: Investors appreciate being rewarded for deeper commitments, which helps foster trust and repeat business.Scales with Your Business: This structure can align with the complexity or scale of your projects, ensuring that you have the resources you need while staying competitive in the market.Key Benefits to InvestorsSecurity: Deals can be secured by tangible assets, such as a deed of trust or promissory note, providing peace of mind.Flexibility: Payments can be structured to suit the investor’s needs—monthly, quarterly, or upon project completion.Attractive Returns: With returns starting at 15%, investors often see better yields than traditional investment vehicles, like stocks or mutual funds.How We’ve Implemented ThisThis structure works particularly well for our large renovation or development projects where multiple investors may be involved.

@Nicole Shoaf - the fear part is some of the hardest aspects to get over.

I’ve been involved in real estate investing for over 30 years, so if you ever have any questions or need guidance, feel free to reach out.

Get a written quote and have a 3rd party contractor do the work.

@Geoff Engel If you don't want to be a landlord but still want to be involved with investing you could be a private money lender for flips or in partnerships and bring the money to the deal.

There are actually THREE kinds of subject to transactions1- subject to existing mortgage without lender approval2- subject to existing mortgage WITH lender approval3- subject to existing mortgage as part of a seller financed wrap around mortgage.with #1 and #3 it’s in everyone’s interest to utilize a third party servicer, who collects and then distributes payments.  

., deductions, 1031 exchanges), could potentially outweigh your current W-2 salary over time.Suggest a trial period for the first deal, involving him in decisions to build trust and confidence in the process.

Angel investors might be interested, but you'll likely have to give up a portion of the ownership or future profits, and there could be potential complications in managing the investor's expectations and involvement.

I'm at a stage where I really just want to get involved and start buying properties.