You could buy lots and lease option them for free to a builder and split the profit, or just collect a healthy option fee.

I'm no Donald Trump and have a much lower portfolio/drive than most here.If I were young (and healthy), I'd go all out right now.

Personally, where I live an invest is a very healthy, groing, sellers real estate market.

*smiles* That seems like the best solution to me because a voting system would provide a level of confidence for the other members involved.All I want to accomplish is a way to leverage capital from a very small pool of outside business partners (2 to be exact) along with my own money to start making larger purchases on apartment complexes.

(Big Smile) and I did go out of my way to post on the door that "Do to an emergency, irritating chemicals had to be used to clean blood from floors. " You can't enter that place for more than 5 seconds and you are right back out the door.

Performing assets with healthy dividends generally won't be sold at big discounts, although the illiquidity probably would present some opportunity for a discount purchase.

Most slums in NYC have now re-gentrified because of sheer housing demand.Neighborhoods can have healthy gentrification too, diversity is the key.

In Anytown USA one could buy an entire block for a smile and a handshake, but why?

One interesting concept we were discussing in our REIA meeting this week would be to find another rehabber with a SDIRA in your area and do private loans between yourselves to provide a good source of capital and a healthy return on your investment greater than traditional equities.

You could wholesale it for a healthy fee.