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Beginning at about age forty we started slamming every spare dollar toward paying off our mortgages and within a few years paying cash for new properties and continuing to rid ourselves of debt.

I would take a HELOC as explained above.Combining both 1 and 2 allows for you to continue to build cash quickly and have enough money to get started.

So if one investor was selling a property for $100K and the other was selling a property for $200K they would need to purchase a property for at least $300K and investor A would need to take title as a tenant in common to 1/3rd of the property while investor B would take title to $2/3rds of the property as tenants in common.Once the 1031s have completed and cleared the two investors could continue as tenants in common and when they sell they could stay together or separate again. 

-To your continued success-

But I believe it is going to continue appreciate at-least for next few years.

Account Closed, I have used and continue to use a combination of strategies 1 (my own cash) and 4 (equity partner cash). 

Everything was and has continued to be super smooth.

A successful note investor is resourceful and takes the time to get educated...continuously!

We are going to continue looking for investors who can provide the capital, while we manage everything else about the property.