How Can I Access My Network To Begin Raising Capital?

[Kevin Tillery]

Has anyone recently closed a deal via raising capital from fellow, or aspiring investors?

I'm a member of a real estate group, and I would like to present fellow members with the opportunity to become private lenders in an apartment building I'm looking to acquire. 

Should I form a syndicate?

Would it make more sense to form a partnership with the group; sharing equity and income?

Shall I draft a PPM, raise the funds and just pay back those invested with interest?

Or, is there another/better strategy to use OPM to buy this apartment building?