Raising capital thru syndication is a lot more realistic if the sponsor has a significant amount of their own cash to invest.  

Purchase price: $98,500 Cash invested: $15,000 owner financed on duplex, bought from a friend of the family. hopefully many more to comeHey @Jeffrey Eschbach, welcome to the BP Forum!

(August 2022)Single-family residence buy & hold investment.Current Value Estimate: $410,000 Purchase price: $345,000 Cash invested: $5,000

Before I retire I want cash real estate. 

Purchase price: $125,000 Cash invested: $75,000 Sale price: $248,000 Decent fix and flip completed in 2024.

Purchase price: $105,000 Cash invested: $90,000 Property needed some serious rehab, from trees roots destroying the basement walls, to plumbing, electrical, to roofing, landscape.

They pay the sub by check , the sub deposits the check , pulls out cash and pays his guys in cash .

I bought a single family home for cash in November, did the renovations and now have tenants.

I borrowed $30k on a personal loan from Discover for 15% with no fees for a plot of land and paid "cash" for it.

Purchase price: $516,000 Cash invested: $600,000 Converted mixed-use 3 residential and large commercial space into 5 residential units and one mixed-use Building.