If the deals were so good then why would they need to sell why not raise money in a fund… @Chris I think there was no real intention to conduct business in an ethical manner, Jason Walsh rather laid the foundation to use RE to produce a pretty large Ponzi scheme and I think we all know how those end. 

Once you have this team in place, you should have the foundation to invest in any market confidently while not being there physically.

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

We believe the foundation is in good shape besides the one obvious patch. 

Then chose the one that is most efficient and tolerable.Carlos, the investment foundation that you just laid out is very basic, but very realistic and reliable.

Not meeting that fate requires a real commitment and a solid foundation of skill, knowledge, and experience.

The second idea I had was some other foundation or 501C3 or whatever it needed to be.

I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and have recently embarked on my journey as a real estate investor.I aim to build a solid foundation in real estate investing that allows me to achieve financial freedom.

Once you have this team in place, you should have the foundation to invest in any market confidently while not being there physically.

There are certain neighborhoods that have notoriously bad foundation issues due to the soil composition.