Additionally, some syndicators are mostly in the middle-person role of sorts; partnering with others who do the primary LOI/PSA/operation roles.

And now, Armando has.... well from best I can tell he still has great hair.

It seems premature and sort of tacky after hearing your thoughts on it.

So again, please don’t take anything that I wrote as some sort of dig or discrediting.

Shake down runs help sort things that guests will find that you might have missed.That is what we did for part of our first year and it was very helpful.

I'd call insurance before having any sort of plumber to come do any repairs.

His bank was in a state like Indiana, while one of his companies is in Wyoming, and just all sorts of weird sketchy stuff that accumulated over the period working with him.

Finding some sort of value-add aspect or buying at a discount means you either create or walk into equity, which protects you.

-I'm fairly careful with communication , but again, I know doing business online is way riskier, but I want to ask: Typically, I would trust someone who seems very in-depth, informative (gives statistics and numbers), and basically would give me thorough steps (including worst-case scenarios and what would best fit my situation)^^would people who have experience say that even with the above, some agents/lenders/PMs would still be sort of out to get your money and do a lousy job?

-- sort of depends where you live and if you want to invest out of state / have the ability to manage a team remotely, the best out of state investors are very active in managing their teams.