Sit at a table with strangers.

Do this all the time, every day, even with strangers.

These are not large projects or syndications, but they ARE all strangers without PPMs.

I can't imagine a divorce attorney, as an example, simply giving away free advice to complete strangers.  

I find my self telling every one I speak to friends, family, strangers, cats, dogs, ground hogs... that I'm very interested in REI and if they know anyone that mite be in a place, that mite not be an ideal dwelling I can help them with an easy way out. so I figure its about time to make it more official by giving them a tangible way to remember me by.   

It's a big ask of someone to take time from their life and investing journey to teach a stranger the skills they acquired for nothing in return.

@Jacob Joseph recommend spending your money on marketing to your warm network, educating them on what you're looking for and expanding it versus pursuing strangers.

That's a lot to ask of a complete stranger!

(Since they will actually be in a worse position then than not selling.) they should ask for 30% or more down, which will give them 20%. 10% of that might be required to sell again. 2) if you can earn 5% or more guaranteed in the bank, what would you require from a stranger where it will cost you 10% to take back the loan and resell to get your money back?

A wealthy individual, a group of wealthy individuals, or a hedge fund is lending money, private money to strangers for the purposes of buying distressed, fixing the asset up, and either exiting through sale or refi.Just keep in mind t he relationship between maturity and interest rate.