I still own residential and commercial (mainly retail) real estate in my personal portfolio.The bottom line - there is ZERO need to get engaged with a guru.

You really need to engage legal counsel.

He would hang at the winery and engage for those coming in for tastings I had many a half sober conversation with him about his being the first late night TV guy.. pretty interesting dude. 

Consider expanding your markets you are looking in so you have exposure to more properties, and if you haven't already, engage with a RE agent who specializes in investment properties so you may have some insight to properties before they hit the market. 

Examples:- If you want to avoid making a costly tax mistake, and you plan to start out as a passive investor in a syndication - there's really nothing that requires professional tax help at the onset- If you're starting out as a flipper (not recommended) and are bringing in family members as partners (also not recommended) - you probably should engage a tax pro early onRead this blog post: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1088325-expla...

Thank you for the engagement

My take is that it's vitally important to know who you are working with, and have the history of the players involved.

Firstly, it's a booming city with a growing population and an influx of job opportunities from major players like Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, and more.

Engage with local market communities like Facebook groups to connect with potential buyers and gather market insights.

It's impressive to see so many new players entering the syndication space but I do wonder what the average is for the other 30%.