Broadly speaking, the HML will be looking at two things, the deal itself, and you as the borrower.Items a HML would look at preliminarily for a deal:- Property type- Location (lenders sometimes have an issue if the pop. is too low)- Do you already own the property?

Usually you want a CMBS loan to only have fraud and bankruptcy as recourse provisions (very narrow instead of broad).When an assumption is done you can waste 6 months and not get anywhere.

Which I could understand on a $200k offer with $20k escalation, too broad a range.

It'll feel like drinking from a fire hose at first as you see how broad 'real estate investing' is as a topic, but there are a lot of great people here very knowledgeable on a broad range of topics and experts in nearly every market. 

Min Syndication structure and deal critieria - Are there broad deal and syndication criteria that is a baseline. 3.

@Shane H.your question is very broad so my answer is broad as well.

"Investors" is a very broad term thrown around on BP and means different things to different people.

That's a very broad question!

I usually use google for everything broad and narrow and to what you mentioned as to when and when to not use Bigger Pockets, I'll take that awesome advice because I agree with you and I know I shouldn't ask a billion questions when there's a good chance they've already been answered. 

While I waited I did the opposite and stuck nearly all of my capital into equities with close to the same balance as you, I used the broad index as my saving account which paid off quite a bit.Househacking in NYC or even parts of NJ was a struggle for me because I couldn't find a deal that I was really satisfied with.