Id keep looking if it was not an approved short sale ( even an approved short sale takes a very very long time and theres no guarantee that you will even close on the house after months of waiting). q1)There are plenty of non traditional lenders that could offer you construction financing if the numbers make sense but it will cost you with points and a higher rate.

If the LLC is the maker on the note, there's a good chance you'll be required to personally guarantee the note.

In 20 years, look back at these agents, lenders, etc that didn't buy rental properties themselves and I guarantee they will be kicking themselves for not doing so.    

Nor any skip trace agency who will guarantee correct address. (7) We have not been able to find any collection agencies that take case of a private landlord to collect on contingency basis.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

If this isn't required, then most likely having the GC sign a completion guarantee to ensure the project gets finished and lender is not stuck with a partially complete asset is the case. 

They are very up front about the whole process and all the details.Before I go on, I want to make it clear that I am a small time entrepreneur and am in no way affiliated with the Capital Syndicate, Awesome REI or anyone else associated with this course.I bought the Capital Syndicate course because I wanted to see if I could apply it to a specific niche market.I bought all the add ons because I wanted to make sure I gave it every shot to work properly and because they offered a 30 day money back guarantee. 

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

Read carefully any PPM for any of these syndications and identify how many times the SEC demands the following disclosures: 1) you can lose all your money 2) there are uncontrolled risks 3) there are no guarantees 4) the numbers are all hypothetical 5) the syndicator will use leverage 6) the market usually fluctuates 7) the SEC does NOT have a copy of the PPM 8) the SEC neither read nor approved the PPM 9) the SEC does not vet the syndicator 10) the offering is not registered with the SEC 11) there are conflict of interests 12) the SEC encourages you to seek professional advice Etc etc The game of real estate is based usually on investing in your own back yard and getting some reasonable leverage and if things go against you, then decide if they are issues related to the market cycles and you can hold on till the market shifts and recovers or you should just dump the project at a loss and pay off your loan.

Leverage and invest at 40x $100 000 properties ($20k down + $5k closing cost, 30 yeas fix rate loan) with a return of 10% where you have better asset protection (my keeping lower equity and higher bank position), you are hedge against inflation (agree with me, in 30 years $1 000 000 purchasing power will be less compare than $1 000 000 today) Here is how looks mathematically:1. 10% on $1 000 000 (10x $100 000) = $100 000 / annually - No interest tax deduction- No loan paydown benefit2. 10% on 1 000 000 (40x $100 000) = $400 000 / annually - debt service + full tax benefits+ loan pay down+ hedge against inflation for 30 years+ better asset protection (by maintaining lower equity  position)   + (not guaranteed of course) if appreciation happens, it happens on the all full asset amount, example:If appreciate 10%:In case "1" you will have 10% on $1 000 000 = $1 100 000In case "2" you will have 10% on all 40x properties (40x $100 000 = 4 000 000) = $1 400 000As far as cash flow, as long you buy "right" CAP 8% and higher you will have stronger cash flow on leveraged asset + all additional benefits.