It allows you to stretch your capital a bit more.

Will probably go into it with a partner as I just tied up a bunch of cash on a syndication and am stretching a bit.

That would be net of under-performance (EDIT: this is really a stretch of an example.. there's no net of under-performance, but I hope you understand the point that it serves a purpose and is commonly accepted in use).

@Joe SplitrockThe rental arbitration scenario is not real estate investing by any stretch of the imagination, it’s a real estate related business, like brokerage, property management, house flipping, etc.

Ok, fine, I'll share the interior photos I took with my clients and they can buy it at auction in a few months.Here in Illinois, you can stretch out a foreclosure case 3-4 YEARS easy by paying an atty $500/mo.

I’m aiming to save 20%, but contributing more to my 401K would stretch my finances too thin, especially considering the need to maintain my emergency fund.

Hi All,I’ve got about 200k to work with to begin my real estate portfolio. I’m trying not to get ahead of myself, but I also want to begin with a longer-term plan in mind. My local market is not conducive to investmen...

I'm new to BP but not new to the industry by any stretch of the imagination.

Don't stretch your budget so far that you can't sleep at night. 

We wanted our money to stretch as far as possible so we COULD hit the goal of quitting our day jobs.