They have noted who they invested with and several of these sponsors used to be huge contributors to a BP and now have gone completely dark on their investors or but continue to pump out podcast episodes and speaking engagements… So my question is: is it that bad out there in the syndication space?

It's heavily dependent on the types of properties and the effectiveness your processes and systems.If you don't have systems and processes in place, you may struggle to manage 30 on your own.

Effectively offering more than 100% financing.  

Your referencing effective age vs chronological age. 

As you can see from our teams response on this thread, we are VERY engaged with our company and clients EVERY client matters, so you can understand when someone speaks poorly of our shop, especially when incorrect, they take it pretty personally.Second, you mentioned "a lot of people" who are not happy with our service.

As someone who’s just getting started, I’m focusing on connecting with the right people and learning how to present opportunities effectively.

Direct communication with the builder has been the most effective method in my experience.

Quote from @Dominic Mazzarella: I would ask this, when raising capital for a real estate syndication, what strategies have you found most effective for building trust and credibility with first-time passive investors?

By recognizing the signs and implementing effective preventative measures, landlords and property managers can protect themselves from potential scams.

There's some mis-information and mis-understanding of AP, the process and it's effect in this thread.