Do I have a attitude, you bet, can't collect from them when they default and 80% will be a problem guaranteed.The vast majority on welfare of any type in Ontario are scammers stealing tax dollars and all believe they deserve every cent they receive.

The vast majority of Madison, Morgan, and limestone counties should be prime appreciation plays over the next few years.

The point IS being friends with folks or spending a long weekend with folks is vastly different from (and you'll see a very different person when) living in close quarters with someone the next 6 months, year, or two years.Unless those folks have ownership in your property, they will never be properly incentivized to care about the home in the way that you do. 

The worlds largest array of solar is outside Phoenix, so they are learning a lot as they go forward.

@Misael Carlos Vera Yes, this is how the vast majority of people do it. 

I can now see why a potential mentor wouldn't consider a straight 'deal splitting' arrangement out of the gate, with the HIGH attrition rate (and time and effort commitment, up front...) but this almost universal "pay to play" model only works with people who have the "investment" funds... which ISN'T the VAST majority of those who are likely to DO THE WORK.

I also think RE is vastly more "hands-on" than other investment types, and it is a LONG game.

That is the con, the pro is that they can handle a vast load of information fast and subjectively.It is the con, that bothers me. 

@Lisa Lavine, unfortunately, the vast majority of gurus in the real estate field ARE scam artists.  

I have a client house hacking a 4-unit with 3 kids under the age of 5.I mean, it can be done.The vast majority of the billions of humans who ever lived spent their lives in close quarters with their kin in what we would call shacks.