The internet is amazing

Hi Cole,Its quite difficult to research areas to invest in that you have never been to and rely on internet stats to evaluate.

This is the age of the internet and experience and knowledge trump proximity and face time (in certain professions).

The internet has a time delay in getting MLS info....usually a couple of days), which is crucial when you are looking for deals because by the time they hit the internet, they could already be sold by the agent with real time MLS access.Knoweldge and experience to write and negotiate contracts (and the proper forms to use to do so).Resources, Resources, Resources. 

Also, there are ways to leverage the internet to vet rents such as  Rentometer and  running comps yourself. 

From reading the above I'm guessing that you are nonaccredited (but if not, let me know).In addition to finding syndications that happen to be in your local area, you can also invest in crowdfunding platforms, which are essentially syndications that market nationally and over the Internet.

Also, I'm assuming that since your roommate will have the place to his/herself, then I would suggest they cover the cost of their own utilities and cable/internet in addition to full rent.

, but fortunately there are 10 million threads on the internet just like this one, where the consensus is that this is taking it too far, that people will find of their own accord.... kind of like how most religious people aren't full blown celibate priests or monks that take vows of silence, but if you want to go all the way then you know the options (you CAN become a priest or take a vow of silence, if you wish, but for most people this isn't the right fit).

He threatened he would ruin my reputation by writing negative things about me on the internet.

The Internet and crowdfunding have both made networking between sponsors and investors much easier, making more real estate projects realistic opportunities.Real estate syndications often take the form of a Limited Partnership (LP) or a Limited Liability Company (LLC).