However their management  fees are pretty high.

Thanks for the info, yea it's a pretty common theme in the podcast and such world.

Love that you are pretty experienced on BP and are planning on diving into different investing strategies!

@Rochelle GerberWhat you're experiencing is pretty standard with hard money lenders asking for 20% down, especially in today’s market where lenders are cautious. 

My biggest challenge right now is deal flow as I am trying to get into flipping and the sale side is pretty rough in my market currently. 

I'm particularly passionate about multi-family and long term investing.Outside of real estate, I enjoy surfing, skiing, and pretty much anything outdoors.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

If the dues are exorbitant or there isn't a clearly defined value being brought to owners, maybe pass on it, but I'd say by and large that STRA's are well worth what is usually a pretty small individual investment. 

We are the sole GP on all these deals so are not just money-raisers relying on an operating partner.Finding and operating a property is pretty much the same whether you are a syndicator or buy it yourself. 

They own the washing machine, so I'm pretty sure they know how to install it.

We just got it online in March and have had pretty consistent rentals, but are doing more direct booking than with Air B&B (through networks).