Or pull the trigger Investing? 

@Austin Adams I recommend taking your time to explore the different areas and communities and refine your criteria before you pull the trigger.

I am finishing up my year end for taxes now so I am hoping to pull the trigger on something soon after. 

I'm new to real-estate investing and I'm trying to understand the difference between the different forms of investingI want to play this RE game for the long-term and have the portfolio benefit from appreciation, depreciation, tax-free cashing-out, leverage using low interest rates, cashflow to cover the expenses.Here's my understanding of eachDirect RE- Full ownership / control of when to sell- Can leverage & deleverage as you want- Work involved to maintain property; But can hire a property manager to assist- Can provide cashflow to cover expenses + CoC return- Provides hard collateral / security for the money you put in- Tax benefits - depreciation, phantom appreciation, interest deduction Majority Partnership- Form partnership where you are majority owner with 2+ other people (with more capital input) - Can provide benefits of direct RE on controlSyndication- Passive investor / accredited - Less work- Access to commercial RE which you can't get otherwise- No security / collateral for your stake; Can loose everything- No different from investing in a business- Already leveraged returns; You don't control how asset is structured- Depreciation benefit passed through K1; But no benefit of 1031Crowdfunding- Low minimums- Already leveraged returns- Can be equity or debt based; Equity stake has some tax benefits through K1- No security / collateral and everything can disappear without recourseIs this correct? 

Hey guys does this make sense or is it dumb Potentially negotiate an equity partnership with the seller of a property.

I'm Yan Katz and I just finally pulled the trigger on the pro membership!

I truly benefit from all the advice I get on this website.When I think about the dynamic of a partnership, I always think of the ways I can bring value to my partner.It is especially challenging when you are young, don't have any savings, barely any experience, and only knowledge from reading books, but no real investing experience.

I figured some of those traps were mitigated by the fact that I already have a tenant (who is great, BTW), but I definitely need to do some more research before pulling this particular trigger.

I have a second partnership with about the same figures too.

I've tried to search BP forums about partnerships and although I've come across a lot of valuable information, I've yet to find my specific situation discussed.