Do you see any downsides to investing with family?

So I hope you see why this is important to me...As far as I've understood, the downside with this option for you would be that you do not receive a guarantee that there aren't any loans or pending taxes on the lot.

Assuming that these properties are phenomenal in terms of cash flow, does this strategy have a downside?

One couple is very clean cut and very nice, both good credit and incomes, their downside; they want a nine month lease vs a year.

And the investor’s capital plus gain can be cycled into the next deal at a higher basis which further leverages their return, so the long term folks really can have their cake and eat it too.While one solution for longer terms is to do a cash out refinance, it is done to boost the investor’s return, minimize their downside risk, and return capital.  

The good news is you get all the revenue but the downside is that they are slow to service your machines if they do not own them.

On the larger deals you're looking to do, I personally don't see a ton of value unless you foresee listing larger deals in your future, but there's not a ton of downside either, except for your time and attention that goes to it. 

I don't think I'm fully understanding with the downside would be to taking out money I don't need at the moment.

If you buy in the right markets, there is little downside, though:Yes, Texas Housing Prices Are Above their Pre-Recession Peakhttps://www.connect.media/yes-texas-housing-prices...Excerpt: ...during the Great Recession, housing prices fell 33%.

The downside is we don't represent buyers or sellers.