Hi David, thank you for this it is an interesting read and there is lots of good food for thought.But for me I am not a fan of Syndication, (yet) and I do believe that the main reason for this is the lack of direct control I end up having.I have ventured into Partnerships over the years and with the exception of the one I have with my wife, none of them worked well for me, I understand this is more than likely a result of my approach to them, so I am confident that I can make it work, to me its a matter of finding the right place, and after a lot of conversations about Memphis I have decided this is not where I want my first Large Apartment purchase to be.I am now going to expand my search into Texas and possibly other surrounding states to see what can be found.

Glad that you found us.

Many of the cheap screens sold in big box stores are plastic, higher end metal ones can be found. 

It is also better to have some type of corporation or an LLC that will protect both of you if there is a problem.I am 59 years old and I found BP about a year ago and I am still deciding what to do for the rest of my working life.  

I found what seems to be a solid investment on a 6 unit trailer park but I don't know much about the logistics.

I've called through at least a dozen banks and credit unions - and so far PenFed is the only place I've found, but their rates for non-owner-occupied are significantly higher.

Here is a link to an example i found on google images. 

Hi Gale,Believe it or not I found it on craigslist.

@David DachteraYes some of the data seems stale sometimes but their "foreclosure" tab has been more exhaustive than any other website that I have found.

Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there, I found out that I was qualified to take a test and get a real estate broker license so I took the test and got my license.