Also, I agree with organic growth, we get some inbound leads and referrals and have a high conversation rate closing them, and they've been great clients so far.

@Brendan Harrison Agreed!

@Sanjay Bhagat, I am all for chasing returns, and if that is the goal, then I agree with you that real estate in general and syndications, specifically, are not worth it.  

@Patti Robertson I agree, however in Oregon if a tenant is doing anything to cause mice then they would be responsible for the bill.

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If you can get someone to do this I agree this is a great option. 

Agree with @Nicholas L., start with a house hack in Charlotte or NC. 

I agree with @Eliott Elias on the points about being genuine and natural.

I agree they had communication issues during a transition period that we dealt with, but things have improved from last year. 

I know some mentioned about developing banking relationships and I totally agree with that, so here is what you do. 1) Open a business checking account in the name of your LLC to hold the assets. 2) Deposit your cash into that account to fund the real estate purchases3) After owning for 60-90 days, talk with a local lender about a line of credit against the 2 properties at 60% LTV. 4) After about 30-45 days, have the line open to use if you need that liquidity that you used, but until then you are not paying 7% interest on nothing.