As an accredited investor you have access to hundreds of new potential syndications every month (and crowdfunding deals which are the same thing except are allowed to market on the Internet).You may want to start off on a site like CrowdStreet or FinResi , where you can view the variety ( different types of asset classes, strategies, stances) and start to come up with your own method for looking at deals (which matches your unique, personal  risk tolerance, financial situation and financial goals).Thanks Ian.

Pre-internet, being a landlord wasn't easy, but it was straightforward (this is a gross oversimplification).

Consider spending some time in these areas to get a feel for the market and see if you'd enjoy living there. you ever dealt with ground up non owner occupied construction loans? 

As a non EU citizen, I will need a permit to purchase certain types of properties, except for residential (unit in an apartment). 

All of our properties are held in LLC's where the operating agreements allow non-members to inherit a financial interest in the company but non-members are not allowed voting or decision making rights unless they are unanimously admitted as a member.

Be Careful With Referral ServicesMany of the flat fee MLS listing service providers you come across on the internet are actually just middlemen.

Then search the internet and read 50 articles about syndication from various sources.  

I think BP is a great place to get people publicly together and then they can create a private group.

Key steps to find a property owner:Access public records: Go to your local county recorder's office or tax assessor's office.

He is supposed to go public sometime. yep the set employment tax Ill have to look at , I would max out the best I can with the income and age 65 and over contribution to a roth .