When you hear that phrase, it’s time to do something else.  

Gives rise to the phrase “Time is money.”

Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan:the problem with basic investors are they do not understand when we invest to equity or even debt is that we are buying the spread actually.I love the way you phrased this. 

Apply the same rental screening criteria as you do all other applicants  also, the use of the phrase "blend in" could be construed as a Fair Housing issue  There are A LOT of laws for landlording now, especially in Massachusetts, that can easily and detrimentally nail an unaware landlord. if you have any questions, feel free to give me a call  We have property management clients throughout Quincy and I'm happy to just have an informative conversation with you   

The way this person has phrased it is that they would buy the house, and then sell it to us when we can get a loan.

IN…THIS…ORDER…Unwise/ Immature Investors.. aka GamblersREIAsMentorsGurusWhole Sale sellersAre the problemsOf the above , THREE …CLAIM… to be “ Ed-vocates” ( my phrase) but aren’t advocating for anyone but themselves… in the form of selling training, gathering a following of new sheep, skimming the best deals for themselves.. ( yes I personally saw this repeat again and again).And one is risking Bankruptcy.Sorry for the rambling…

In real world scenarios, cash.Given how you phrase the question, implying that having cash does not mean you can have long-term asset growth, I would pick equity, but this is only under the assumption that, for some reason, I cannot invest my cash in any meaningful way, i.e. it has to sit in a checking account.

@David GreenbergTo phrase part of Brian's comment another way: investing in most syndications is like getting a standard mortgage on your primary residence. 

Whether it's the homeowner, RE agent or end buyer, the phrase "I'm a wholesaler" should probably be used so there is no confusion about their role in any transaction.

They're going online and searching things like "sell my land [state]" or "sell bare land [state]" or various other phrases (there's lots of them) related to land.