The combs you state are a bit inconsistent so it will take time to sell and don't forget to take 30% off your profit to Uncle Sam aka Tax devil unless you do a 1031 exchange which time is also a factor on that.

Good book for that: Secrets of Power Negotiating from Roger Dawson)- I do not recommended  use other people money (OPM).

You don't get the same protection compared to a B to C transaction from Uncle Sam.2) Syndication has its positives and negatives.

I take after my Uncle who was a diamond cutter & entrepreneur, and my hazy notion as a child was that he was rich, simply because he lived in Laguna Beach, CA.

If you are talking about friends you know (Parents, Wealthy Uncles, etc), then you can structure any sort of financing that you both mutually agree on.  

Her brother (my uncle) has been getting solicitations by developers to sell his house- which is in a really nice, upscale NJ suburb on a direct train line to NYC.

The 'my uncle needs to sell his house yesterday' sort of referrals.  

Turns out my grandpa, uncles' girlfriend, an old family friend, good friend's parents, my in-laws next door neighbor, and another good friend of my mom are all in real estate in one way or another.

@Jonna Weber, I was interested in the area as a place to live for me and my family and I do have an Aunt and Uncle that live in Meridian, so I was scoping out the area for possible investments.

See Rogers v.