Who knew that 2 of RED BULL Extreme Sports men have homes here. 

First off, REI is a team sport and after you do it a bit you realize there are always good deals somewhere and its good to help others. 

A few more to add here: Underestimating the CapEx needed to take the project to stabilized statusPoor Property Management CompanyOne Man Band Sponsor (Syndication is a team sport)Poor Investor Relations (in the front and back end)Mismatch in loan product to asset requirementTo conclude, Real Estate Syndication is complex with a lot of moving parts and having a team is essential to executing a business plan in order to meet or exceed investor returns.

I am currently looking at a open lot with the thoughts of turning it into a parking lot, for sports games and special events.

Disregard minvans, sedans and sports cars. 

If you take time to connect and get to know people, I believe that you will greatly increase your chance of success in RE.RE is a contact sport, IMHO.

This one was like entering a Poker Tournament.

One in the hotel business, one in sporting goods and one in a small auto parts store (lol), one thinks there should be no income tax and go to a sales tax, with exemptions for corporations, LOL!

Investing is a team sport.

To someone who doesn't understand the relationship between height and basketball (imagine an alien that came down to earth and saw the sport), that statement that Mike made actually makes perfect common sense; there are hundreds of data points to associate height and basketball players, so if you don't know any better, it's reasonable to assume that if you play basketball, you'll be tall!