Own the property with a conventional mortgage and take checks to the bank.Is this how you are doing these projects?

Most first-timers can't turn a property around that fast anyways (in spite of their rosy projections), so it's typically a non-issue.

All the best on your project.

And I much prefer to look at profit %'s rather than dollars, because it lets you analyze very different projects against each other and against very different alternative uses of your cash. 

I am a syndicator which means that I need to have liquid cash and a significant portion of my net worth tied into my real estate projects.

You need to ask how long they're insisting you live in the home after the project and fulfill that requirement. 

Finding trusted operators to invest with (that project is just an example) is very possible on BP, and talking with some of them about their business and your goals may make it a little more appealing to you.  

That's different from a massive flood or a fire.

What size project in dollars?

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