I have experience with many facets of residential construction and property preservation.I am looking to break into the Real Estate market by purchasing single or multi-family homes to improve and then rent them out or sell them.I've downloaded several Bigger Pockets podcast episodes and listen to them while working on client projects and in my home gym. 

Replacing side walks on a city property that is out side the city limits just added 2 weeks to the project. 

Many first time buyers out there do not have the extra cash to remodel which is why they prefer a turnkey project. 

I ran some projections on a few sample properties listed on the MLS and the numbers looked great!   

It might be hard to get a lender to borrow on a property like that unless you have a strong partner with a history of doing similar projects as the lead.I'm not sure which investors you have been speaking with that are not very excited to buy, but it likely relates to the strong real estate market and the fact that there are not as many deals around at this time. 

That being said, I am looking for individual investors or small businesses that would be willing to introduce their business to me and perhaps let me "tag along" on some of their current projects, negotiations, walk-throughs, etc.

I usually recommend that out of state investors do not take on large projects until they are confident with their teams, but I have plenty of CA clients who have purchased moderately distressed homes and put a $15k remodel in.

So what I thought at a macro-level wasn’t the reality at a micro-level.If you run the same exercise you’ll be able to project investment returns in you’re “A” vs.

This is why the DST, TIC or a stand alone NNN property of your own make sense combined with the 1031.And while you're absolutely right to look deep at the actual costs and fees both entering and exiting a DST or a TIC project you can find cost effective quality returns that will rival or beat the stock market average - especially if you factor in tax savings and ongoing depreciation.The age old question on pay the tax now or pay the tax later can best be put into perspective running numbers. 

See the attached linkhttp://city.milwaukee.gov/AreaPlans/NearWest.htm#....Some of the local bigger players/companies  supporting the project are Harley Davidson, Miller Coors, Marquette HS, Marquette university, Aurora Health care and  West End Development Corporation.