., those that are highly profitable standing upon their own investment merits, not juiced by aggressive tax positions and other dubious gimmicks).I don't use LLCs.

Congrats on the "good" type of problem of which job offer to take...An angle you might try is to take the best job, on its own merits (pay, advancement opportunities, benefits, etc), then leverage a solid W2 and good credit into a 2-4 unit property (owner occupied) to blend a full time job with part time real estate investing....Best of luck!

I know one community in Indiana that got so upset at a dealer who was targeting their community, well in short they tied that guy up with legal cases, most probably having no merit, he went broke trying to defend himself and lost everything.

And/or is there any merit/logic/stupidity to structuring the offer that has seller crediting back a Cap-X fund of $100K or so?

All I was saying Bill was that we have reviewed the system, and understand how it works....and although we have not used it, we feel the system has merit.

Holding on for appreciation has it's merits, but the key is knowing when to sell.

Just as you limit your time to one or two and only if they meet with your approval, which also had to cost you something to figure out who of the hundreds or thousands of applicants would merit your time.The point is that mentoring is a good thing, but it also has its costs to the mentor.

However it has merit, shop around for a contractor.Great comments above, especially Aaron's and Randy's as they are pointing out considerations investors must address.Saying making some repairs to fix and flip is vague and IMO, the contractor wanting $500 to go look is really saying he's not interested.It all depends on the scope of work.

But the merits of each case are what qualifies it.2.

So, they may well be willing to invest in your business, even without income.That said, I think there would be merit to doing a few deals with your own cash.