Hi All,My husband and I will be relocating to Florida early next year and we're interested in starting a property portfolio of apartment complexes.

This is how I operated our complexes in the past too.  

@Jason WilliamsonFor a single promissory note such as lending to a flipper, you do not require checkbook control - and the extra cost and complexity that brings to the table.  

1) I have seen the costs for large unit apartment complexes and in So Cal they cannot achieve that.  2) I have tracked real maintenance/cap ex costs for a long time 3) I have filled out a spreadsheet on many of my RE with item replacement costs and expected life to provide an estimate for the lifetime maintenance/cap ex costs per month. 

Even without the potential family drama, this is a hard pass.You're not including CapEx (7.5%)Management will be 10-12%My math puts you at ~$125/month cash flow and 4% ROI, which is too low for me.You have additional risks due to this being a condo:HOA fees could go up at anytimeCould get hit with a special assessment and wipe out months or years of cash flowCondo rules could change to either limit renting of units to a year or two (the complex where I live does this) or too many units get rented out and it becomes difficult for buyers to get financing.

Hey everyone,We are need of a property management company referral for an apartment complex just north of Davenport, Iowa.Any and all recommendations would be appreciated!

That means, if you need to borrow $5 Million from a bank to buy a 75-unit apartment complex, your net worth has to be at least $5 Million.

@Aly Moyers I'd echo @Robert Feol and add that it depends on both the complexity of your scope of work as well as your comfort level. 

Well- first the complexity of the deal should really dictate the speed in which you would close.I think the fastest deal I closed was probably 8 days- Friday under contract- Friday the following week closing. 

If 5 already active real estate investors want to come together, pool in money, and purchase an apartment complex does that qualify as a syndication?