If we're putting more cash in, we'd like to be getting more cash out unless another factor can contribute disproportionally. 

You may not even have to contribute your income to the mortgage payment if the rent from the other unit covers the entire payment! 

For above the market rent, there are plenty of high income earners with above average credit quality.

Since then, I am curious if some of that investment are being pulled due to a combination of the political events as well as the sharp decline in oil prices and poor Russian economy as contributing factors to the decline.

Hi BP, I'm learning as much as I can every single day and soaking up knowledge on here in the forums and trying to contribute any way I can.

There are plenty of other terms to properly motivate them should equity contribution be a problem.

In addition, if you are self-employed with no full-time employees you may wish to consider opening a Solo 401k instead of a self-directed IRA as it has several advantages over an IRA LLC such as much higher contribution limits, direct checkbook control (i.e. no need to have the account at a specialty trust company), ability to take a 401k loan, exclusion from unrelated debt finance income tax with respect to investment in real estate acquired with non-recourse financing, etc.In addition, please note if you purchase debt-financed real estate with your IRA, unrelated debt finance income tax should apply to the income attributable to debt-financed real estate held by your IRA.

In addition, if you are self-employed with no full-time employees you may wish to consider opening a Solo 401k instead of a self-directed IRA as it has several advantages over an IRA LLC such as much higher contribution limits, direct checkbook control (i.e. no need to have the account at a specialty trust company), ability to take a 401k loan, exclusion from unrelated debt finance income tax with respect to investment in real estate acquired with non-recourse financing, etc.In addition, please note if you purchase debt-financed real estate with your IRA, unrelated debt finance income tax should apply to the income attributable to debt-financed real estate held by your IRA.

I have a few people in my network that would like to contribute cash for a % equity of the return on a flip/rental.

Hello BP Folks, I would like to thank you all for the contributions to the forums and community.