Most of the people that you meet in these orgs/places are attorneys, developers, investors, bankers, politicians, doctors, business owners, etc.

Trump might be a total jerk...but I bet he gets more done than the politicians we keep electing based on their empty promises ever will and it will be a whole lot more entertaining to watch.

@Ian Rowland it is my understanding that Chicago has a reputation for corrupt politicians.

Its just Sad what the city of Portland politicians have allowed to happen on their watch ..

Haha, but seriously I have heard all your arguments from  sponsors that I have spoken with and they are reasonable points. but their is only so much money in a given deal...so the more the sponsor can align their interests(make money) with the investors interest(make money and protect capital) the more you get away with a statement like the title of this post:"Why Should Passive Investors Not Focus On Fees Syndicators Charge"You realize that's like politicians saying "don't focus on the taxes your charged" or car salesperson saying "don't focus on the price", etc, etc Sorry for the rant, the title of the post really triggered me. 

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-costa-hawkin...lhttps://www.facebook.com/latenantsunion/http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/2...Here's some info to share with your local politicians and State assembly:Contacting Califronia state assemblyman:http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/You should also look up your local city council members and contact them.Almost every Urban Planning and economist organization agrees that rent controls hurt local governments/cities:

I don’t care who you voted for, or who lied more or less than the other—all politicians lie.

What politicians decided this was "OK"?

Make a sizeable contribution to the right politician and it can be done 

Not only did the Irish RE market and entire economy collapse completely, several years on, Irish politicians are still playing games with it and most of the foreclosure issues have not been addressed.