Of course that is presupposing that they will want to, as the author believes, something that is debatable given what the millennials saw happen in 2007-2008.  

You'd want to make sure that the individual soliciting you for investments operates with Integrity, is Trustworthy, and has a nice list of completed projects.If you have no completed projects under your belt, bring in someone who does 

Also different individuals are going to have bigger or smaller reserve funds than others.  

Michael S. mentioned Low Or No Money Down Investing, which is a Bigger Pockets ebook that can be downloaded for free.Bigger Pockets has various resources: ebooks, blogs, podcasts, forums, webinars, colleagues, keyword alerts, an awards system, a learn section, informative people in many fields of real estate, and mastermind groups to engage with individuals interested in real estate investing. 

Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions about how we can go about reaching the proper individual to entertain a CA$H offer for the property AS IS but PRIOR to it going on the market?? 

@David KrulacWould you suggest if you are a young individual to acquire as many four units as possible with 5% conventional down and living in them?

So if your tenant skips on the Water, trash, or sewer bill, then the City would be authorized by statute to collect it from you, the Landlord(the property owner).

@Charles Worth  any mortgage counts on each individual property.

Print out applications and get authorization from the potential tenant for a credit, criminal, identity and housing court check. 

It looks like a novice group of one or two individuals.