Question about a real estate investment project

[Joe Xie]

Have anyone worked with Dutchints Development LLC ? A fiend introduced me this Bay Area real estate investment firm who is raising privet money to fund projects, details here http://www.dutchintsdev.com/investors.html?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0 I have been small landlord for quite some time and looking different ways of doing real estate to board my investing profile. My question is how can I start? What should I to do my due diligence to make sure such firm and project are good? What are pit holes I need to avoid? Any advice will be very help. Thanks in advance.