Later we thought it would have been better and our funds would have grown faster if we had put $10K down for each of 4 different 4-plexes.

Retaining equity in the property avoids needing a commercial broker license.After your first deal closes, you'll want to keep your equity percentage above 10% on commercial deals, so that the IRS affords you all the tax shelter benefits of an “active investor.â€While learning to become a syndicator of small commercial properties, if I were starting out today, I would concentrate on wholesaling residential REOs held by small community and regional banks in your nearest metropolitan area, and you’re near a good one, as they move much faster to get rid of properties than national banks.

Financing is a riskier faster way to grow.

Investors should look to areas that have water fronts, rivers, lakes or ICW land is going up at a faster rate than ever.

I agree with this wholeheartedly…regardless of whether or not it adds fuel to our current problem.

To quote Darren Hardy at Success Magazine, “You need to learn to have a faster “nervous breakdown†when you are facing a big problem or simply find yourself up against a “rough patch†in your real estate investing business.

I currently own a single 2/1 and it rented out faster than my 3/2.

How can they become better faster?

Two separate gas meters, two separate heating systems, two separate hot water heaters, two separate cooking fuel sources ...

Fundamentally, I think the public has lost all confidence in investing money in our public companies now and that lack of capital is what is fueling the stagnation in the market right now.