Interesting comparison.I agree with you that RE can be much better than stocks.Let's also play devils advocate -We just picked up FB during said price drop and made 12% in 7 days.You could say "why would anyone buy RE when you can make huge returns like that in a matter of days!

I would imagine many factors could come into play, but is there some general time frame I can base expectations?

I get all the perspective and thanks for sharing; so I can assume that the guarantor requirement is going to stay regardless and there is no avoiding that until we have some "skin" in the game....?

@Aundre Oldacre - you may be able to find a bridge type lender that will allow a bit of cross collateralization but make no mistake, you will have to put some cash skin in the game. 

I’m thinking of wholesaling route to get in the game, because of our desire to stay away from debt as much as possible even with real estate.

I LOVE real estate and I'm really excited and don't want to make a stupid move just to get in the game.

@Timothy VanWingerden how did this play out?

I'm just curious what various lenders would be looking for in compensation and structure of this deal:Purchase Price: $25,000Rehab/Holding/selling costs: $30,000ARV/Sale Price:  $85,00090 days for purchase/rehab/sale**My questions below are coming from the scope of my view that a HML being a formal institution/group with a bunch of standard terms, processes, etc... and a Private Lender being someone with money, willing to loan it short term, without all kind of formalities(if that makes any sense)So in a HML world, 65% of ARV would be right at $55,000... does anyone does this deal without requiring rehabber to have skin in the game? 

I'm looking to buy my first property (multifamily), and i'm talking with a loan officer from Caliber Home Loans who seems really knowledgeable and on his game, however the company itself has iffy reviews online. 

If this is a foreclosure sale then all participating bidders must play by the same rules... competitive bidding.