My husband's (Matt Faircloth) blog contribution this week is actually sharing tools and services that we use to help us streamline and improve our image as a Landlord over the years.  

You seem to be a very prevalent figure here, and I thank you for all the great info you contribute to the real estate investment community.

My current goal is to complete my first deal by the close of 2014, and move up to at least 12 deals by the close of 2015.Any and all advice is appreciated, and I look forward to contributing to the growth of the forums and those around me in the coming years.Cheers!

My other goal is to help other people whether it's helping them get started in investing or making smart decisions in buying their own home and to contribute a portion of my income to a local cancer non-profit that is close to my heart.

Looking forward to lending a hand in contributing more quality content to the site!

How much $$$ is a proper initial contribution?

I do not, however, want to limit the buy-in in our company to massive amounts of money - we are heavily involved with our communities, and will be marketing towards local investment as well in attempts to improve local economies - so that is why some forms of organization seem ill-fitting (I've been exploring private equity firms this afternoon, for example, but the minimum capital contribution here is 500.000).Thank you for the recommendation and the link to the interview - I will pick up on that soon.

Second, the higher your tenant's income, the closer to the FMR you can charge, as the PHA allows a family to contribute up to 40% of their income towards calculated rent and utilities.

Check out @J Scott 's book, the first of @Colin Murphy links.Are these two investors going to contribute cash and you'll do the work?  

I have been in real estate property management for over 8 years, am starting a management company, and am looking to secure investors for my first apartment complex deal.My question is, how can I go about getting an investor for a deal when I have little to no cash to contribute myself?