Give yourselve room to grow...

I’m going through fund and grow for my funds at the moment.

I have friends and their friends who want me to help them purchase some properties (single & multi-family units) in the states (a way for them to keep their assets safe and growing) and they would want me to manage those properties for them. 

Remember that your offer to purchase is always going to have an exit contingency for financing should you need it. 

At first, it would be for smaller commercial properties, but if the relationship grows well and we make a good team, I'd love to scale up with them.Ideally it's a win-win for all:For the PM:They get a large chunk of equityThey get more business.They get access to my investors' capital for potentially future dealsIn a way, they eat what they killFor me:I look favorable to the lender with an experienced PM team as a partnerI'll get a deal under my beltI'll be able to get help with the downpayment, reducing the burden on my investors and myselfFor my investorsSure, they lose out on some equity, but they'll get a (slightly) higher return due to the lower monthly management feeThey'll sleep easy knowing that the PM has skin in the game and is experiencedTo be clear, I'm playing the long game, so I'm more than willing to do say, a 55/30/15 split with the PM/Investors/Myself and with a 3-5% monthly management fee.

Be patient, work hard, get your degree and start investing now at a small scale and watch your portfolio grow.

Remember as a investor you must accept the reality that you are putting it all on the line and as such risk losing it all. 95% of new investors fail to start or start and lose/get out early.

Like many others, I've been looking for additional avenues in which to gain financial independence so that I might have more time to spend with my growing family. 

The Evansville BP is small, but growing fast.

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