Their personality mindset is the following.You could have a syndicator that is an overall crook have one great deal and then take your money on 10 deals that lose big because they are not a person of integrity.

Now it’s much harder to make the numbers work, there is just not enough meat on the bone for them to make money and for you to make money, so some of the turn key operators can only make it work in high cash flow (low appreciation) markets.

So make sure you qualify them as real buyers not a ripoff wholesaler with no money and no credit.

It would be great to hear from investors actually doing deals right now about what is working in today’s market, which strategies you like best, and what pitfalls to avoid when using little-to-no-money-down approaches.A few questions to kick things off:What methods have you successfully used to acquire properties without large amounts of your own cash?

Have a rental portfolio and do a bunch of private money lending as well.

As a real estate investor, you first have to understand the risks most likely to impact you and then ask yourself how and why will this particular LLC arrangement or trust add protection to my real estate and your personal assets.  

"without using any of your own money"  This pitch is designed to attract people that have very small amounts of money and get them to pay the promoter. 

I understand the need for an LLC to separate my personal wealth from my investment properties.

.• DSCR loans – These qualify the property based on rental income rather than your personal income.

The question wasn’t how to save more money but what to do with the money you are saving.