maybe do a JV or approach your friends/family to raise capital. 

I currently own a few rentals in different states, but since getting my real estate license i have started looking at family and friends for prospecting new deals as a new agent.I have a family member who has been renting houses for as long as i can remember between her and her boyfriend, but they both have some bad credit due to falling behind a few years back after both losing their jobs and juggling life for a while tell they found new jobs.I am a bit unsure about this idea still due to the fact that i have been running numbers on multi-family homes to purchase in the near future and turn into rentals, but i want to help them if it's a viable idea...I wanted to get your opinion on maybe purchasing a house based on their needs and running a lease option on the house for them to purchase down the road when they have the credit again....Right now they are renting a 3/1/1 for $1200/month and there is a lot of 3bed houses around them that are in the 100k and below that would meet the needs of them, im just worried about buying the house for them tieing up my own money and not have enough financing available to continue purchasing investment properties as my rental income from all my current rentals is my only income coming in right now as i start the career of an agent.

Currently I have a business my with friends/investors in Des Moines Iowa .

Take those away or lessen them to reduce my taxes on ordinary income takes away the best opportunity that I have as an individual in the poor and middle class to financially succeed and it puts me in the daily grind where I have to be at the whims of market forces and other people's selfish decision making for my financial future.I am not a billionaire or corrupt...that's class warfare that creates divisiveness, which does not create opportunity for any of us in any class.There are consumers and there are investors and that is driven by each person's personal decisions.  

., find your own cleaning crew (preferably an individual or small group that you can work closely with), find a local laundry service (don't pay your cleaning crew to wait around for towels/sheets to dry), electronic locks (keys suck).  

Hello all,Names Julien and a good friend an I have been interested in rental property investment for about a year now.  

We were lucky enough to have close friends who needed a place to stay for the first year or so.

I think it's unfortunate because I think there is much to be learned from being in a group of like minded individuals as long as everyone is adding value.

Willing to bet as a private lender you'll have little problem making friends on here :)

Hello All,I just recently graduated college in May and have moved into the Philadelphia area (Center City).I am currently working right in the city and have leased out an apartment with some friends until June of 2017.Nevertheless, after the lease expires, I am very interesting in House-Hacking a multi-family unit somewhere within the city in which I can walk or bike to work.If anybody knows of any contacts familiar with the area I would love to speak with them.