It sounds like this might have been some sort of "creative financing" scenario where the buyer has $0 but is trying to cobble together 3 liens and 8 JV partners to buy something they cant afford.

I wanted to partner with some of my mentors so I could learn more about new construction without taking on all of the risks by myself.

Scaling a real estate fix-and-flip business can be a complex endeavor, but partnering with an earnest money lending partner can provide the financial support necessary for rapid growth.

Looking for anyone who has signed up for the Lead Partner University.

One way of making it work would be to partner with GC in a corporation. you can google RMO or RME.  

But, again, if you friends  in Indy know a thing or two about investing and can partner with you, where you both have a financial stake and they get "more" of the pie relative to their equity contribution in order to oversee the success, that would be the ideal scenario in my book.As for broadly in markets, both are considered pretty good.  

My partner and I debated entering this SEO program for about 6 months due mostly to the fact that in another business he runs he purchased SEO services as part of a total internet marketing program - spent $80,000 and said he do not gain a single client.  

I’m also in the process of reaching out to people in my city/neighborhood who are experienced REIs, RE agents, and GCs to get their insight and pick their brains, start to conceptualize potential partners, etc.

I aim to invest in multi-family homes with my partner, using a buy-and-hold strategy to build our portfolio and expand over time.

My business partner and I went into contract on a 4 family property in Framingham, MA.