Many of these were lost in tax sales, and the ones that they got re-performing underwrote loan mods at low single digit interest rates during ZIRP and could not resell them at a profit once interest rates were hiked.

While the terms on the assumable loan and seller carry are attractive, confirming NOI, expenses, and lender terms is essential to ensure it’s a viable and profitable deal.

If syndicator is building reserves for the first year of ownership, for instance, and not paying distributions, AND recognizes rental profit, you will have a larger tax bill that year, since you "made money" in the IRS's eyes, even though you did not receive any cashflow from your syndicator.On a more general note, a preferred return does not mean you will get that amount of cash flow each year.  

Which is more profitable: an assignment or a double close, and why?

HiI have found lien-free, profitable, and buildable parcels of land from OTC (Over-the-Counter) lists in Pennsylvania after two months of thorough research.

If they talk about "halting distributions" to investors to focus on future business growth and profitability, what is their actual business plan?

I prefer deals where the syndicator gets a fixed % of the profits. 

Profitable and stable are two words that have a negative correlation. 

You can really pick where you want to be on the "comfortability to profitability" scale here where I felt like those options in most markets were limited. 3) it's a great place to live all-around.

For me, it's about practicing Cooperative Group Economics: It's not about me maximizing my profit, by rather about me maximizing the benefit to my community.