When you reflect on this issue, investors can invest with a large number of Real Estate Investment Firms that set up “shell company” Special Purpose Entity [SPE] LLCs, that tell the investor their money is at full risk and they can lose all, and if they invest in that set up and the project fails the investor has absolutely no recourse, no coverage from any other company of the sponsor and has lost all.Doesn’t it make a lot more sense to go with a Realty Sponsor who puts the full faith and credit of their firm and its 13 year history behind the separate project with a corporate guarantee showing they believe in the project, showing that they back the project, and stand ready to guarantee the project with their monies in the event of a bad result?

It may not make sense to use on a house that is less than $200k.Anyhow, let me know if you have any more insights.

For it to make sense to me, there would have to be a huge markup for them to profit. 

The margins now were a bit too tight to make it work as a flip. but the deal still made sense from a buy and hold perspective.

A mixture makes sense if larger price though.

Rentals make the most sense long term, but the math is tricky here in DFW.

Background: I’m looking for a multi property, I found what seems to be a deal that makes sense.

With the goal of building equity and doing renovations to increase the value of the house, does this make sense?

I think it's a common sense thing.

To your question, it makes sense to keep things semi-formal but "canned" You don't want to site any specific reasons related to possible fair housing or discrimination.