I think debt can be a powerful tool to magnify your purchasing power but what you have to be careful is how you are spending the money.

I will post an update here when I find something.Also, have a look at HELOC's, you can get 30 year term, has the purchase power of cash.

And you want to be like your hero MSOOTKAUG, and build an empire, then establish your self among the filthy and powerful while secretly building an army of robotic minions to take over this rotten planet?

Basically the house is finished it just needs the flooring, hvac and power supply and structural final.

However, as you know, a passive investor in a real estate syndication one must always maintain influence over the decision making and management process through the power of veto should things not go as originally planned.  

Smart locks are great until wifi or power goes out and the renter is pissed that they can't get back into the unit

Get him Power of Attorney and quitclaim back to her maybe.

I also have a wife who is in general extremely skeptical about anything REI-related, but at the same time, she understands its power as an investment vehicle.

You (the partial buyer) then collect 60 months of payments, and starting in month 61 the payments revert back to the original seller of the note who owns the back end.This is a powerful strategy which can be very beneficial to both the seller and the buyer for many reasons, such as:- Allows the seller to recapitalize some of their investment or raise needed cash without selling the entire note- Allows the partial buyer to get into the note for a much lower cost

The Due Diligence PeriodOne of the stipulations in the contract is that water and power must be turned on before the due diligence period starts ( the house was vacant).