If you choose to buy during this frenzy you will likely overpay for the asset and as vacancies increase you run the risk of entering negative territory.The only exception to this is affordable housing.

Or allow the individual to partner and take an equitable share of the profits until I can pay them off. 

I have helped hundreds of Buyers, and these days, no matter how many searches I set up for them or individual listings that I see and send to them uniquely, they still seem to want to search on their own and hence do so. 

OR maybe a lot of the rentals in your area were recently renovated, or have a pool, or have amazing views, or a million other things that the property you're targeting doesn't have in which case you have to skew your estimates up or down...There's a million ifs in the data, whether you inspect individual properties or aggregate views of your area.

To add to the other comments: From what I understand, an agent cannot give you a blank contract because CAR forms are specific to licensed individuals and are a result of a paid membership required to gain access to the forms.

Having an individual invest directly into a family member's dealing using a retirement account may be considered a prohibited transaction.Furthermore, he would need a self-directed account.

You need to enter expenses or have them sync with a bank account (dedicated bank account per property is best to start).

For those new to investing in the Denver area, @Chris Lopez also hosts and co-hosts many classes and webinars in order to help an individual find the right investment strategy for the right person.

If you force a hard turn just before entering/leaving, that tail swing becomes an issue.If you put ANY building that close (even 70'), you are looking for trouble. 

I was introduced to this site with the intentions of meeting some great individuals who can pass along their knowledge and experience to help a new investor like myself, learn how to get started in real estate investing.