I read everything I could on BiggerPockets on syndications (including such articles as "The Compelling Tax Benefits of Real Estate Syndication") and searched on the wide web and nothing even hints at how a cash distribution (what I often hear referred to as a "dividend") is anything but taxable income like you'd get on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV.So what is a distribution if it's so independent of the taxable income? 

Hence why industry wide 90% of agents fail & there are a ton of agents running around without any clue on how to transact real estate.A good agent is a successful agent.

It's probably one of the most widely discussed topics here on the site.

Probably the only sellers that would sell this way would be those who have very distressed homes, so I look at these services as more of a wholesaler with marketing on steroids because of their wide reach. 

I wanted to cast a wide net since I didn't know anyone yet, plus each contractor gave me more opportunity to learn as much as I could about the house and its systems.

Is this a widely marketed deal?

trying to make a deal with a triple wide/shop and 20.1 acres, zoned ag, looking to put in rv spaces. if i can get the owners to carry part of the contract do i still have to come up with the 20% down payment.

If anyone is familiar with massachusetts, the areas vary widely- cape cod, new bedford, taunton, south shore, and of course boston itself (out of my league d/t price) are all much different in price/rent ratio, schools, crime, etc... what are the things that matter most to you and influence your decisions when looking into different markets?

Just be careful and go in eyes wide open and run your numbers.

There is a double-wide trailer on the property as well which rents for 550 and is currently occupied, same tenant would like to stay when property is sold.