That is the accepted and conventional wisdom that we have been taught; i.e. to be debt free.  

My question is, should we mortgage the debt free condo and use the cash to make down payments on multiple properties for quicker acquisitions or...Use my personal cash to make down payments at a slower rate?

Hi everyone, just curious about something here. I have heard others discuss how to acquire RE investments using as little money down as possible. It seems to me that the key to being a good RE investor who can grow th...

Currently I'm thinking about offering both debt and equity styles of investments, so I would like to find out the legal documents and procedures in setting up such structure.

I decided to live at home after graduating this past December to pay off all "frivolous" debt, Ie credit cards and such from college.

This can be more reactive and efficient, as it eliminates the paperwork, processing time, and per-transaction fees typical of the custodians.  

HOA debts are the wild card though, that a title search won't necessarily help with.

This is very convenient for tracking purposes, just 1 dec. page and it also eliminates services fees on each individual property.

Shaun WeekesNOO and 526 credit probably eliminates that possibility lol ;)

Basically, the less interaction with the investments, the better.A Checkbook IRA LLC or Solo 401k will put you directly in control of the funds and eliminate the 3rd party layer.