Be cautious.

Enter into joint ventures "very cautiously".

@Philip AbbeyBe very cautious taking advice from successful investors on a forum.

Our loans are 10 year with 1 rate reset, 30 year amm on both terms (so second reset the term resets to 30 years, it doesn't stay at 25 years left from initial 5 year), do I know what prices will be in 2 years, no clue, do I think the greater Portland market will be worth more (rent values and value) in 10 years...yeah, that is a bet I will take as I know I can operate cheaply and have quality workforce and B properties.Be cautious but not paralyzed and raise cash!!! 

If they want you to give them money up front, I'd be cautious. 

You are better to work with a realtor(s) who are after your interest to slowly and cautiously to start slowly. 

First you should never be in a hurry to buy something without all the facts, unless its a deal of a lifetime and then you should be extremely cautious. 

After reading all the advice on this post, I think I'll be taking a more cautious approach.

So you'll want to be cautious with this because you can potentially pay more tax for charging yourself.

There’s less women in the workforce to begin with and then couple that with the fact women are naturally more cautious and conservative.To be successful in real estate, I believe you need to have an aggressive mentality and work approach.