@Brandon Hall is the expert in this field and an active participant in the forum might help shed some light on this. 

I'll be lurking in some forums, participating in others, and posting properties to the Marketplace.

Such as, experience and track record that is needed to convince the lender to make the loan, the sourcing of the deal itself and the associated local market knowledge and resources, the loan guarantees, fund administration, and of course the management of the asset and the investment plan, among other things.Promote aside, if the sponsor contributes capital then there would be further participation in the cash flow via the sponsor's pro-rata share of the equity stack.Things start to get imbalanced when the sponsor gets more of the deal than the equity partners. 

I'd like to participate.

BP is all about learning and participating in the conversation.

I'm really looking forward to participating in the community and acquiring more properties.

You can also read the wealth of information here while your on down times and participate in the forums.The questions you have about REI are answered here in multiple forms via podcast, blogs, forums post, etc.You would be surprised how much you will learn just by engaging with this community.

But you made the best first step by participating in the BP forum

@David KrulacGiven what you said and given the complexity of title searches / lien searches and the uncertainty that a deal will even be there to bid on, that investor participation is low.I just submitted an offer to the bank on a house went thru sheriff sale last week.

I'd love to participate.