When talking to property managers, ask questions regarding any guarantees they offer owners and refer to any online reviews to get a better idea of how tenants and other owners feel about working with the company.

Portland has gone a step further, imposing requirements almost guaranteed to trigger unintended violations.

First - you have to mention what the syndication will do as that will have an impact on how you get taxed.Given that this is a real estate forum, it is assumed that you are investing in a syndication that will invest in real estate.Most real estate syndications purchase real estate in year 1 and have a plan of selling / exiting in year 5 or 7.Often times, the sponsor will get a cost segregation study which increases the loss on the K-1 presented to the investor in year 1.This may be important as it almost guarantees that there will be no taxable income from the syndication from year 1 to the year before exit.If the syndication does well and exits at a price more than purchase, it may result in a taxable income. 

There's no way to guarantee things won't break, there are only ways to protect yourself financially so you can replace those items.

@Dan Dares TMYou can use your familyMember but they will need to be a part of the deal and the bank will most likely want them to personally guarantee the loan.

This effectively guarantees they will buy the loan at closing.

Many major leases at the shopping center owned by JPG Smith are coming due in the next 5-7 years, so the development is not guaranteed at this point as much could change in the coming 5-7 years.Even if JPG Smith does decide to renew the current leases instead of developing, there is a strong likelihood of office development being done on the vacant space adjacent to the new Tech campus. but between all of the development growth residentially, with employers like Amazon and Virginia Tech, and the new metro station, I would not be surprised to see JPG Smith move forward with the plan to develop this new business district.

I am approved to use VA loan at 5.5% guaranteed.

I’ve also been creating what I think is a good foundation for finding and selecting positive cashflow RE Properties but I still need to understand some details to guarantee my calculations are correct and that I’m not missing or forgetting any important details that could make or break a deal.

Many here are most likely in this asset class and have dealt with evictions so they favor a larger guarantee and don't mind a hefty turnover if the tenant stays 5 plus years as the higher grade areas there will be more turnovers than that though the charges will be less per turnover.