A few people with more income than sense will buy but that won't be enough.The bottom line, in our crazy system, logic... and even traditional market forces got nothing to do with it.

They were thoughtful enough to get me 2 huge bags of diapers as a closing gift since my wife and I are expecting our first child in the next week or so.There is something special about the relationships that are formed on this platform.

Not with traditional lenders and non owner occupied properties. 

For example, I purchased shares of property groups in Budapest on the property crowdfunding platform RealtyBundles.

Thinking about this more, I think your 4% "private money guy" is probably just a mortgage broker for a traditional bank or credit union loan.

They have made me a lot of money and allowed me to scale my portfolio much quicker than if I had started with traditional long term rentals.

.- In some traditional retirement communities, including in Arizona and Florida, that number could reach nearly two-thirds.

One of the options: rental insurance, which allows renters to pay a small premium each month, instead of making one cash security deposit.This is to help alleviate barriers to renting an apartment, the law says landlords must give renters options other than a traditional cash security deposit.I have managed properties that offered surety bonds, which was a great option for the renter as well as the property.

I have read Joe Fairless's book on apartment syndication and he really preaches to start a thought platform.

Funding it could be tough traditionally.