If you are looking for something more passive, it is setting up calls with syndicators and finding some whose business plan aligns with your goals.

In order to succeed however you will need focus and your focus should be aligned with your vision and goals.

I have been using it to run my numbers and when I found a property that aligned with my cash flow goals, I made an offer.  

The owners are another constituent to manage and their interests don’t always align w yours and it creates big problems down the line IMO.

More than anything I would like to develop lasting relationships with people who's goals align with mine.

Figuring this WHY out is imperative to align your goals to your action plan. 

I work with credit unions wherever possible as I find the decision-making is in region and more aligned with the community.

Again, it all depends on what you are most comfortable doing and how that aligns with your financial goals.

Again, it all depends on what you are most comfortable doing and how that aligns with your financial goals.

Investors generally have many rights with how things are set up and having one investor have too much clout in a deal abdicates the authority of the sponsor, which arguably is not in alignment with the interests of the other investors who are entrusting this individual with their hard-earned investment dollars.