For example.Investor lends 100k for the purchase of a 500k duplex.Homeowner lives in one property and rents out the second property for 1500 a month.Pays the investor 834 a month (10,008 annually) and keeps the remaining 666 from the income property.The investor is getting a 10% roi while the prospective owner is getting some income from the rental property, access to the housing market (and as such all of the associated tax benefits) and doesn't have to pay mortgage insurance.Of course there would need to be some sort of security and the lender could have their name on the deed?

My credit is pretty good, 4k in school loans remaining, currently renting an apartment here in Houston and no other debt.I'm thinking I can get started in a single family rental and just go from there. 

If a seller holds it they can't be impartial most times and even if you are legally in the right to get your money back some play dirty and tie the money up for months in court or demand you give them some now to release.No legal advice given. 

We'd looked into becoming accredited investors and crowdfunding projects with a $25k buy-in, but they wanted money for 5 years, and I don't know that we'd want to tie it up in a project over which we had no control.

It is a great start toward retirement.If you every figure out why those older commercial properties in Arlington remain on the market for extended periods of time, I'd certainly like to know. 

If you can only get 149k and have to pay 6% commission, you are down to 22k remaining to pay finance costs, closing, utilities, taxes, insurance and your profit.

Moreover, for educational purposes, the advisor whose clients have their monies tied up in only so many investment vehicles(securities) could further leverage that same money by borrowing against just one of those securities, fund RE deals(not even mine) and let the same initial security investment work a double for him/her.

My remaining issue is the tax implications of owning the property, I have the property tax covered with the calculator but I am concerned about the capitol gains tax.

Which is why I believe it offers such a huge return as well - not many people want to deal with it.But its one of the few remaining ways that us little guys can build some true generational wealth.Think about it.

Then you endanger the sellerThe reason why home owners in Ohio are upset is that there's wholesalers tying  up properties and they don't have a plan B in case they cant assign the deal And get the home sold