Sure I've heard about dollar cost averaging and if you're in your twenties or thirties that might be a very viable way to invest in the stock market, but I'm in my later years and I'm not going to have the time to average a big-*** decline that's coming in the next year or two. many people just entering the market for the first time would be wisest to sit on the sidelines it's always at the peak of a market where the newbies get creamed.My treasuries have outperformed the s&p 500 in this past year and there's a lot of big investors like Warren Buffett are sitting on the sidelines with loads of cash.

I was hoping for leads to specific brokerages that actively operate in the investment space.   

As we've scaled operations, we've significantly improved our origination process, from application through closing and repayment.

In terms of ROI typically I try to price it so that i make about 20%-40% of my money back in the form of equity and operating income.

@Joe Villeneuve it seems you are operating in an environment I am moving towards. 

Assume your buddy is going to prison and decide if you can operate without him being there for you. 

The goal is to bring together the brightest minds we know regarding syndication, how to replace your income, self directed IRA, how to crowd fund, and advice from private equity and student family operators with well over $100M in assets (both did this in their lifetime with zero inheritance).

MLS during recession, out of state investor off-loading bad investment decisions.

Then if you want another degree of separation, you can then create a side traditional operating company that owns no assets but does all your contracting for you.

Your intention would be from the communication that you had when you bought the property, or your communication with your contractor, or documented in your overall business plan or LLC operating agreements and stuff.