Jung,Welcome to the BP forum its a great time to start as mortgage rates fall and home prices still priced well in many states.

Yes trying to find info as well, offered 1031 and/or straight investment $s w 6 month min lockup period for a return in the 14s, seems too good(i know what they say, lol)

Many of the loans we see also are not well underwritten and properties are at 125%+LTV2.

I would go the VA loan if you can, no pmi will help your debt ratio as well.  

Quote from @Chase  I hope all is well!

However, as curiosity prodded, I looked into the degree that it is prohibitively expensive to consider just filing as a security anyway, irrespective of the pros and cons.Basically, I searched for "what are the costs for registering a security with the SEC" as well as "what are the costs for registering a syndication as a security with the SEC"Most the results produced explained something to the extent that the fee was about 150 bucks per million offered, without any other information on what would validate the explanation that filing a syndication as a security is prohibitively expensive.

Are you focusing on local investments within LA County, or are you considering opportunities outside the area as well?

Looking for ways to expand my network as well as possible job opportunities. 

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You can find flat rate listing agents as well for probably $1000 offer buyers agent $2K so they will take the time to show it.