What's the best way and place to invest starting out if one has very little to invest.Want to invest in small multi-family units of 4 and below. Am in Dallas. Have no car or computer. Live in an old building that does...

Small lending will get a chance, small business will find better rates, bonds will finally become worthwhile, stocks PE should decrease, and retirees will get a break.  

Hi Experts,I loaned money to a borrower to purchase a property via a private lending mortgage broker.

I usually use Danny Salas at Access Real Estate Lending or Rudy Cortez at Summit Funding.

HI Tony,               First Eastern Mortgage doesn't do commercial lending.

I began by lending to people who were developing or rehabbing.

The lending institution will look at the numbers on the property to determine if it is a good investment.Run the numbers to see if they make sense.

I am here now and will be estatic to learn from anyone that is willing to lend a helping hand.

I am here now and will be estatic to learn from anyone that is willing to lend a helping hand.

With that being said and your post requesting a focus on partnerships, here are a few things to consider as you move forward.1) Do you need a partner - or are you simply looking for accessible forms of investment capital that will allow you to acquire properties with minimal hassles, given the underwriting requirements of most institutional/Fannie Mae lenders.