Instead of coming up with the 20% down payment for the home my step-grandfather is providing a gift of equity.I have grown fond of the St.

Until you own the whole building, you still need an organization that is doing what the association does - collecting money from the other owners, doing maintenance to the exterior, and planning ahead for long term costs. 

My partner and I have been doing this for around 7 years, we have grown slowly but surely as we both have full time jobs.

Mentors are found more organically by getting to know people and developing a relationship with them over time.

Hopefully you're tracking all the business expenses and organizing it for a CPA.

It all just happened organically to solve a problem...

I want to live in a more metro area, I've grown up in suburbia TN my whole life and would KILL to be able to bike/walk to a restaurant or bar from my house and Nashville is too expensive.

While this strategy may take longer to grow a mass amount of wealth it will also be a bit more organic as I like having majority if not all of the house paid off rather then have a bunch of loans.  

From my experience attending meetings from both organizations over the years, AlamoREIA offers more bang for your buck. 

A grown person could probably not squeeze under the floor Joices anyhow.