He has convinced some very sophisticated investors to send tens of thousands of dollars in up-front fees.

These include trained professionals who develop and report opinions of value for: gems & jewelry; business valuation; machinery & equipment; real estate; etc.

If investing in a dust bowl with killer returns is wrong then i don’t want to be right lol guess I’m not that sophisticated so I’ll take my wad of cash and cry all the way to bank !

@AJ Hu you should speak with an attorney and your accountant to decide the best overall structure for your business and tour properties.Generally most sophisticated investors and developers with multiple properties and companies  will have one main management entity that operates all of the properties and businesses that are held in a single asset entity or special purpose entity.A simple insurance policy will not suffice to protect you and your assets.

and now my money lenders have more than enough confidence in my abilities as a sophisticated investor see the job through till the end.

When you meet a new real estate professional that has reached out and wants to work with you, how do you determine if they are sharp, sophisticated, and an expert in their field?

I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's invested with them and/or knows anything about them.It also looks like they may only be open to Accredited Investors, which I am not; but I've heard sometimes there are exemptions for "sophisticated investors" that don't qualify as Accredited Investors.

Sophisticated investors invest on cashflow where the rents exceed the mortgage plus expenses (and enough money to pay for professional property manage to do our dirty work).Sophisticated investors look at the Rent-to-Value Ratio and look for at least 1% or more to be able to cashflow after expenses.

We decided to upgrade to a more sophisticated platform and we want to make sure if you visit our website you understand who we are, what we do, and what we can do for you.2.

However this is far from the only reason solar makes sense and we are seeing many sophisticated investors and large financial institutions are choosing to invest in solar in 2019 for the financial returns alone.