I am a pretty seasoned investor from Canada who wants to get into syndication seriously.

You'll wind up paying for an appraisal, maybe 600 - 750, and then when it comes back the lender will tell you there's no deal, the ARV is too low or you paid 100k for it but the as-is came in only at 80k so that's the number they are willing to lend you on, in other words this deal just got 20K more capital intensive for you and maybe priced you out. 

Most of the industry (as well as lending and banking world) will stand behind any carrier with an "A" rating or better.Non-admitted carriers have some great advantages. 

We help each other find deals, find lending, and just overall help. 

Hey James,I think as investors/builders/syndications/and developers build new properties they have to put up significant capital.

I would make sure you have a good team ready to go and be ready to pounce whenever the opportunity presents itself.From the lenders perspective, it can be kind of tricky because there are plenty of properties that cash flow well, but even fully-rehabbed they are less than 100k, which make them difficult to lend on.

Very few banks will lend directly to trusts. 

By having a wealthier partner on your Operating Agreement, you would have something that lenders could verify for liquidity.Or if you would want to take a HELOC out on your primary you could do that, but I'm not aware of anyone that lends money without confirming that the borrower has funds of their own.

I think the real question should be what is the best CRM specifically for the real estate market (e.g. rentals, lending, etc.) - and that one I am still waiting for someone to come up with on.

Seasoning is just the lending industry jargon for a waiting period.