Do your research and set a price that you will not go over.Look at the property well before the live saleTry to find the owner to find out what the situation is (you may be able to negotiate a transaction and have the auction cancelled)Get on all mailing list of all auction companies in the areaCreate commercial credit lines or check over-draft protections (to give yourself a loan when you need it)Put together a friendly or family joint venture to raise the money you needBorrow money on your home from a credit union or bankEveryone has a rich aunt or uncle, visit them, tell what your are doing and offer them a higher interest rate (6%) and some of the equity when property is soldI hope some of these ideas will help you.Charles CEO, Auction Brokers

And I suspect there's a "JVA" (Joint Venture Agreement) being 'promoted' as well?

Most pension plans offer the pensioner one amount per month for the rest of his/her life but a lesser amount per month if the pensioner chooses the joint lives of himself/herself and spouse.

While it is "possible" to joint venture between yourself and your IRA, it is very tricky and exposes significant tax risk if not executed exactly the right way. 

My wife and I file jointly and it says that over a certian amount of MAGI it gets phased out.

If partners don’t want the liability you guys could always do joint ventures and they wouldn’t get equity.

Borrower(s) must not have an individual or joint ownership interest in any other residential property at time of closing.

They often might, at most, file taxes jointly, but otherwise maintain segregated checking/savings/credit/etc accounts, and sometimes I've seen them have one giant 'money bucket' joint account that can be down payments for either spouse (because you can't use gift for down payment on an investment property) depending on what pops up, and which spouse likes it better.

Most important features/functions are: -ease of setup-easy to maintain and update -lead generation: motivated Seller leads, buyer leads, joint venture partner leads, etc-inbound marketing enabled: blog feature, SEO friendly, social media sharing options-tie in with a CRM like Podio or something else would be great as wellAny direct experience you can provide on investor website platforms that have helped grow your investing business is much appreciated!

This thread is a bit old - so may or may not be beneficial to anyone here, however to any experienced investors, there is a company in Wichita that has substantial investments in this niche and would do joint venture deals with experienced investors per their website.If you google their name and self storage you'll find numerous articles by business journals all over the country.