The bad is long gone in the rear view mirror so now, that motivation of making the bad go away, has gone away. 

But the real key is to find motivated sellers.

On the other hand, true private lenders are not professional lenders and hedge fund type lenders (which is what hard money lenders are), but instead are regular people in your circle and sphere of influence.

That is the sole motivator behind seeking out these markets and property types.

It might be an improvement over TikTok influencers and self-proclaimed gurus, but not by much.

They are not the passive income dream that some influencers will have you believe they are, and getting a “free” laundromat likely isn’t as good of a deal as it might seem.

TENANT PROFILE: tenants are the biggest influence on Neighborhood and Property Class.- If you don't believe us, think about what will happen if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A apartment building.

I predict that the guys who are fully leveraged and cash flowing $100 per month will be motivated sellers when the next big correction happens.actually its either them or they walk and its their lenders selling that is what happened in that time period.. and was pronounced in certain markets.for me personally  I don't want to risk  my credit and finances and borrow 75k to make 1200 a year... or even 2400 a year if its a market that has a history of no appreciation and I don't feel there is going to be any significant appreciation.. 2 to 3% a year does not cut it.but I will take 500 a month negative or 10k a month negative if I think there are huge gains at the other end.. 

Viral ad campaign, social media influencer.

Most syndicators are not very motivated to put together profitable deals because they make money by putting together the syndication itself.As I've mentioned, not all of my passive investments have done great, but in aggregate they have done better than average because none of them have any of the items mentioned above.