I am even more comfortable having several family members in the area which I visited annually throughout my childhood/adolescents and every couple years now as an adult.

Am I comfortable with the risk of the syndication deal and I am informed enough about the risk that if all the money disappeared, it wouldn’t be a deal breaker financially for me and my family?

Get comfortable managing one or two properties, learn the ins and outs of cash flow, and understand maintenance costs.

The more you do the more comfortable you will be with it.  

(This structure may provide a comfortable explanation to the lender, while still keeping your asset strategy in place)After you form that entity, then you should wrap the holding corps and trust for protective purposes  

While I tend to lean toward building rapport early, I also understand that not every seller needs or cares about that.That said, I do think there are some sellers who care about more than just the money, they want to feel appreciated or comfortable with who they’re selling to.

We started the process with her lenders saying that we could do anywhere from 65% LTV to 75% LTV pretty comfortably with a minimum loan amount of 75K.After starting the loan process, I learned that the lenders this MLO was working with were only offering 100K minimum.

Get out of your comfort zone.

ADU providers (designers, developers, etc) state the appraisals have not caught up with the true value of he ADU.  

I also have a world class designer on my team that helps get these kind of properties from the average $60-$75k/yr range to over $100k/yr range (for 3bd homes; more the bigger you go).