If you walked up to Michael Jordan and said, "I want to learn sports" he would walk away.

Thank you both for the input, the majority of our current buyers list has been achieved mostly as you all mentioned, just through organic networking and marketing but wanted to explore other options if they were proving fruitful for others.Instead, you all have confirmed what I already sort of thought. 

I am wondering how the experienced investors out there weigh's in on joining the local REIA organizations.

What's the likelihood that the CA duplex increases in value organically?

The actual "act of syndication" is as old as time, but as we know it, the term is becoming more curated towards GP LP capital raises for CRE assets in the public eye.Syndication simply refers to the process of pooling together resources or investments from multiple individuals, entities, or organizations to collectively finance and participate in a particular venture, project, or investment opportunity (not just real estate)...I mean... the term syndication actually came from media syndications in the early 19th century so this statement is quite vague albeit.

It shows organization and can help with getting approved for a commercial loan down the line. 

They do not do anything you cannot do on your own for cheaper, but they do a good job managing the whole process and keeping it organized. 

Being busy with school and sports can definitely make it hard to make time for investing.

I seem to have a hard time organizing these thoughts and trying to even simply write them down seems to be an impossible task.Hell, I've even left out much of my personal experience from conversations and even these posts as I have so much I want to say, but throughout the post I get distracted so much so that I leave out things even Alan reminded me of.

Both states have fill in the blank on line forms that take  about 15 minutes to fill out, instructions are provided, and the resultant Articles of Organization are state approved.