Giving gifts of any type crosses the line between professional and personal.

They may also consider "Cross Collateralizing" in other words if you have another property that has some equity, that could be on the loan also.

A couple of investors reached out to me to GC a rehab project on the south side of the city in the Greater Grand Crossing Area.

Hopefully our paths cross some day soon.

BP is a great site and the podcasts are hugely helpful for all kinds of investing questions.I teach economics in La Crosse where I am slowly building a rental portfolio.

Post nearest cross streets so people know the general area, but scammers can't steal your listing, post it for less, and take advantage of unsuspecting renters.DO watermark your images with your phone number.

yes if you do not have 30% down in cash and significant reserves and or any kind of track record in the business or other collateral you could use as Cross Collateral.. then this would be the ONLY way your going to do it.there is NO   NO money down for beginners.. short of the one company that I suggested but its not no money down you have to send them 3 to 4k before they will even consider your deal and there is no gaurangee they will fund.. but they do fund some folks .. but I suspect they make a large % of their revenue on the 3k when the beginners they work with never can put a real deal together.

Bed Stuy is too expensive, so I'm looking in Bushwick, Cypress Hills, East New York (near Cypress Hills), Ocean Hill, and Brownsville border close to CH.

I am just crossing the threshold now from wanting to having property. 

I have a 3bd 2ba very clean cul-de-sac house in Harmony Crossing in Fort Collins that has been VACANT for 4 months, priced very competitively. ~1-2 showings a weekend, but there is a lot of competition out there since mid summer...