Gerard,Dan is correct, I believe you are looking at syndication firms that pool investor money (investor is a limited partner in the deal) and the syndicate group does all the work finding, acquiring, improving and managing the asset with the goal of earning attractive risk adjusted returns.  

I am a fan of using as little of my own money as possible to acquire properties, thus getting my initial capital back as quickly as possible to invest again, and again.

My idea of a Flip is to acquire a smaller property for as close to Land Value as possible and then the improvements will pay for themselves or add value for the Sale.

You use the power of OPP to acquire those properties.

We are tossing the terms around, maybe a 20-25K buy in and for the first five years taking none of our profits out, only using it to acquire more rental properties. 

If the property is acquired and resold it would lead to the agent getting the listing as wellThanks

I've seen a few rural properties that look like they could be acquired for less than 70% ARV, but is the risk too high that holding costs would get out of hand before I could find a buyer willing to pay what it's worth?  

Hey guys I am a new investor and being at it for a year now and owned 3 rental properties, I have two properties that I recently acquired from an old friend that needed extensive rehab but got a good deal on the properties However properties are in C/D Neighborhood and rent about $600 a month.

I use private money or seller financing to acquire my deals and eventually refi with a small bank that lends to my LLC with a personal guarantee from me.

"According to IRS Form 5405, acquiring your home from a related person disqualifies you from claiming the first-time homebuyer tax credit.