For example: What insurance(s) within the NOI calculation that usually entail?

@steve babiakOkay a couple of things about cast Iron pipes learned today from a master plumberDO not let them "dry out" from long term LACK of use - they exfoliate and then crackanother Do not let them "Dry out" if attached to a sewer system (instead of a septic), Some nasty sewer gas gets trapped insides the pipes and cause them to crack at the top of the circle. 

I play in the big stuff precisely because bigger projects support professional 5-star management with all that entails...Good Luck! 

(See the JOBS Act of 2012, the part of which we're looking at was effective in September, 2013; the crowdfunding aspect is still waiting final rule approval by the SEC)  Jon was correct when he said you pool money, you sell securities and have all the duties and obligations that entails.  

What if the "repair" entails a tear off of the roof and full replacement?  

I have never dealt with private funding, so I am not really sure as to what it entails.

If they really are interested in loaning to us then we would have some long talks about what investing in our business really entails.

Your post entails exactly what I've been contemplating for a while.

Hello,I am negotiating a property and the seller is willing to consider private financing and is asking me what I am thinking as far as terms, interest rates, etc.Can someone help me understand what a standard private financing agreement might entail?

If not, you can continue to save or come up with a plan B/C/D, which might entail you finding a single family in an up and coming area, renovating it, and reveling in the instant equity.