Everyone around me was surprised about my being so calm because I usually have a short fuse and words and fists go flying.

Some people lack "Good Manners" and respond aggressively when they don't get what they want.A percentage of people seem to fall into this category, going from calm to incredibly aggressive in the blink of an eye.And it's not only renters who do this--I watched a property manager at an apartment complex I was visiting (checking it out) get into a total screaming match with  very very large--very very aggressive man over a late fee...total meltdown on both their parts...She was one brave lady--I wasn't getting out of the car and kept my distance...Just my 2 cents.

As I understand it:A "syndicator" who is familiar with a market and strong management teams finds deals that require capital primarily for real estate acquisition (but not exclusively: I have heard of funding the launch of mobile home parks, public storage facilities, and other relatively low-complexity real-estate based operations)The syndicator then sources capital from a list of people who are qualified for being able to write a certain check size (in the cases I've heard, this ranges from $20k to $100k)Each of these people can opt in or out of the deal, which is funded on a first-come / first-serve basisThe deal is structured as an LLC, with a distribution waterfall that starts with the capital invested plus 8-12% accrual in a "preferred tier" followed by a common tier which is diluted by management (~15%) and by the syndicator (~20%)Is this a common practice? 

Since you already have investors and experience, you can setup a fairly generous waterfall allocation for yourself.

After that, they just sit there some more until they calm down convince themselves that things weren't perfect this time around, no, no, but next time...NEXT TIME THEY'LL ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING.I would easily wager that every single person on this site who has done at least half-a-dozen deals can name at least twenty people who have come and gone in each their lives who have always talked a good game, but have never managed to bring themselves to actually invest in an actual real estate endeavor.

Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

So, things have calmed down and there haven't been any more incidents since then. 

So, learned a lot about staying calm, planning ahead, and how to coordinate between multiple contractors.

This is just what  my partners would like to be around . " after negotiating face to face and over the phone with  around  60  Property Owners, this usually calms them down almost always.