So I've been buying and holding rental property for the last 7 years now and have been in consolidation mode for awhile.  

Panic mode sets in and you figure you're never going to get another good deal again. 

If you want to do this full time you need 6 months as living expense reserves to survive and pay for marketing, licensing, dues,, gas etc.New home sales are back.

Linoleum tile that is solid color is hard to ruin and I have it in 3 of my rentals and it survives.

When I’m not in buying mode because I’m not finding any acceptable deals, I am getting a cash return from the rentals. 8)

How do businesses survive without borrowing from month to month?

Amazingly, this market is turning all of us debt mongers who lived large on leverage into our grandfathers and great grandfathers who survived The Great Depression and then paid cash for everything.

Jon's example quoted here is a model I have used already and I have had success with personally - no other members just me securing a loan in the name of my LLC.

If it was that easy everyone would be a wholesaler.Only the smart and strong survive in this game.

Trying to learn doing wholesale short sale, REO, and all other creative ideas to keep me survive.