Most of the negative feedback on BBB has to do with their lack of responsiveness, which could be a growing pain issue since they are affiliated with at least several large REI groups that I am aware of, so are presumably overwhelmed with new business right now.

Playing an appreciation game can be risky.

Cash to invest (enough for deposits, skin in the game lenders want you to have, closing costs, carrying costs, and to kick off rehab work).2.) 

Hey Ximei,I totally understand wanting to maximize the impact of your initial investment, and if you're open to taking on a bit more complexity, the BRRRR route can be a game changer.

In any partnership you can't just cut a check and hope for the best especially if you're providing the money and the other partners don't have more than their time in the game.

For owning real estate, certainly makes sense, but if using the account for other types of investment, likely not necessary. 2) You can connect your IRA, all within the same IRA to a brokerage account, through our affiliate brokerage capability.

hope this helps. turnkey might be a good fit for you. but real estate is a long game.

But my understanding is that it's a numbers game.

There was a "Syndication Gold-Rush" and with that, a lot of persons with "Gold-Fever" got in vs those with solid game-plans and know-how to PROPERLY do the operations of such. 

I read this book in Sept and it seriously changed the game for me.