For truly passive investors or those not wanting any additional responsibility or required self-education then just contributing to a retirement account is much better than putting it in one of those high-yield 1% savings accounts or worse yet - buying a new matching pair of jet skis for you and your cousin to hit the lake with.

What are some Security Systems out there that pair well with a 30-unit Class C multifamily building?

Its value rises and falls relative to other currencies.

Pair that with the same slowness to get from 6-7 to 10, like above, and it's a while before a power couple actually reaches 20.The portfolio stuff that's very Fannie-like except for not having the 10 financed property cap, and it might be an ARM, will get you to 15 for each spouse, 30 total.

Example:  Puchase + rehab loan with zero down that is a paired product with the refinance loan. 

But a note is "currency" and you can spend it in a lot of ways.Hi Gail - Could you expand on this further?

(What a great salesman it was that first paired that word with real estate investing!) 

You would be amazed how quickly that solved the problem now they aren't creating loads for a pair of pj's, or taking hour long hot showers in the winter.

What is relevant is a seller willing to close 2-4 weeks slower than what is otherwise normal in your market, which is often made possible by a property being so beat up that no one really wants it paired with a seller that values money over time.

In Chicago that would pair you with Evans Lowenstien, Moscardini and Shiminowsky.