But yes for one property the solution that gets you maybe 85% of the way without the geometric progression in costs is probably an LLC owned by a trust.

With that being said because I am constantly driving around evaluating other deals in a way I guess you could say I do it everyday. 

In most cases you just won't know and unfortunately it's difficult to always evaluate the character of a syndicator because if you start asking questions they will just go to an investor that will invest blindly. 

You are not going to have to replace all 20 furnaces at once so you don’t need to have all that money saved.With 20+ properties, the income covers most all expenses I encounter.Dont forget to accumulate enough for taxes every yearPM me if you want to discuss further how to evaluate and tools for that.

Good evening! I'm a newbie real estate investor and I'm hoping to get some opinions and feedback on the first property I'm about to put an offer on. PROPERTY DETAILS: Located in Madison, VA2 Bedroom, 1 bathTax assessm...

Bottom line,1) evaluate your time/bandwidth/desire to be active2) based on #1, pick a niche within the field3) educate yourself4) take actionMy best!

@Justin Kane  The liberal progressive Socialist Demoncrats are coming for you, the "commercial multifamily" investor/landlord. 

Will be good to hear of you and your husband’s progress on RE investing.

My wife has her own business and is supportive of the idea.Assuming that the business is solid (I will of course do the due diligence and get an independent evaluation), then my questions are as follows:1.

I was able to meet with someone within 20 minutes of walking through the door... they were very friendly... by just doing it myself, I got my evaluation down to 400K.... a HUGE victory.I had looked at other companies that wanted 40% of the savings...