I have a reputable company ready to enhance my training, and a mentor who has agreed to sponsoring me.

@Elizabeth Schellhammer,Apologies in advance - this won't be helpful...I'm wondering if maybe their retirement money started coming up short, so they went looking for ways to enhance it, got in touch with a shyster who said, "Oh, look - your landlord holds the house in their own name!

Specifically, I've been looking for a sales job in something related to real estate in order to enhance my industry knowledge and sales skills (e.g., mortgage banking).

Lately I think it's fair to say a switch has been flipped and I decided to get serious about real estate investing as a way to enhance our investment portfolio.

Agreed @Daniel Dexter.

You can exchange into a more desirable property and you can enhance the terms of ownership.  

Balance sheet looks better andcredit is enhanced.4.

I'll be working on enhancing those relationships in other ways so they are not so "cold" the next time I need them. 

It's a great way to help solve the sellers' issues while simultaneously building/enhancing your credibility.

Most of the sponsors (I can't say "all" because I haven't looked at every deal) typically use Crowdstreet to enhance the base of investors that they already have.