BUT the danger with that thinking is that they go into bad areas (D & F) because those are the ones where you can get double digit CoC but it's very hard to manage and those double digit CoCs get eroded pretty quickly with unexpected capital improvements.Lastly, being overly focused on CoC can also become costly in terms of opportunity costs.

I just want to ask what are the dangers of building a rental property portfolio through financing compared to buying them cash and owning them free and clear?

They theorized a reflection maybe (we have dangerously low humidity right now). 

My guess is that the precise DNA in a union culture will be hard to pinpoint what that is, however I'd place a strong bet that by one 'trusting' a union to advocate on one's behalf, the main issue is that union members do not have agency, and get nearly zero experience in practicing negotiation and the soft skills requisite to be successful standing on their own in business.As always, generalizations are dangerous, and I'll continue giving ex union members chances in terms of labor, depending on my needs - AND you can always be the exception!

Sometimes a little information can be dangerous. 

The only way you will be able to get a hard money loan prior to going to an auction is you will need to give the lender some security i.e. a Trust Deed to property you own and the property will need to have enough equity to cover the entire cost of the loan plus interest and other fees.What you are talking about doing sound very dangerous.

And dangerous, with that enticing low voltage 110!

I am buying a property from a family member and would like to help family member do a 1031 exchange to a bigger property.  I was playing on the idea to go into buying another property with him and then refinance him o...

I've seen the ups and downs of the industry and the dangers that today's investor faces.I think a few of those dangers are outlined in what you described.  

Would you believe some people set up things in their house that could be dangerous to someone who doesn't know about them?