Home Equity Sharing

This is a great way to get into an $$ house without forking over all the $$. Equity sharing is a concept in which you find investors with money to fund part or all of your downpayment. The investor then takes a part of the profit as the house grows in equity. This is profitable for the investor since certain tax write-offs exist and she can gain footing into an expensive market (such as CA) without the negative cash-flow that would otherwise ensue.

http://www.homeequityshare.com