Tiger, that's not really a bad approach, the issue is really the depth of knowledge to go on it alone, I wish it were easy, I'd be happy to tell all I know, but that really isn't possible.I'll say this, I am working on it, I would like to give some aspect of due diligence, that's where the issue really lies, anyone with a calculator can figure a yield.

While the person giving you the PPM has a lot to lose if they didn't do it right, you don't want to step into a sticky situation where the issuer blows their registration exemption and gets nailed by the securities regulators. 

So say for CSLB your next contractor will quote you 8k to fix the previous’ damage and bring you the product, you will then have to pay the surety bond issuer (contractors bond with cslb) the 2,600 and they will go after the contractor for the whole balance, 8k less 2,600.

The only people who can do this are FINRA-licensed broker dealers, but even then, most BDs nowadays won't place capital for issuers anymore.

A plumber came yesterday to fix the pipe and I didn't even get an update and the vents are covered in cardboard because when they came to clean the vents they never returned to put the little window things on the vents.

A sophisticated investor is someone the issuer/sponsor (the person organizing the syndication) believes is knowledgeable and experienced with financial and business matters, but is not accredited.With the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012 and the creation of several new “crowdfunding” exemptions, non-accredited investors (i.e. everyone else) can now invest in certain syndications.

And it gives you the basic knowledge of real estate which can benefit you from investing (chances of getting into bad deals).. and you can hedge your risks by having an option to sell real estate if all goes bad. you also get your foot in the door.It shouldn't be expensive for a course I paid 200$ up here where the cost to live in a cardboard box is more expensive than a small room elsewhere (new york). 6 classes to go.

I want a woman who will live with me in a cardboard box on the side of a freeway ramp because she loves me or finds something fascinating about my jokes, personality or toothless smile.

@Jason Crowe Yes, it's definitely an issue real estate investors face.

Will the mortgage issuer for a single family property lend when an LLC is the owner, or are there any other issues that I should be aware of?