I know individuals I mentor make some coin because of me, but I take my fare share right along side of them.

If I think about this too hard I imagine myself holding up a mirror to a mirror where my eyes are rolling into the back of my head like a pathogenic animal and I'm trapped inside infinite regress...I love landlording and want to build a rental empire that includes retirement income alongside a way to revitalize my neighborhood.

Too bad a week later the job itself was gone, right alongside the overtime it brought me.

Investing in a real estate syndication is essentially investing in a real estate enterprise as a passive investor alongside multiple other investors.What kinds of projects can be syndicated?

When the sponsor invests alongside the investor, suddenly they do have a financial incentive to minimize losses.

It is more work to run a full up IRR analysis, but analysis metrics should not be ranked by convenience but effectiveness, and be considered along side other metrics and market comparibles rather than existing in a vacuum. 

Big distributors and manufacturers are positioning themselves alongside the two largest employers in Cleveland (maybe in Ohio, below Nationwide Insurance in Columbus).

It's great to have a professional come along side you and help you but don't become dependent on them to make you money, that's our job as investors.

I am from the Dallas area and would love to find someone to learn alongside! 

They want you to put some money into a deal alongside them (skin in the game).