Get a promotion, pass your quals, make rank, and save as much as you can. 

I've got a promoter lined up with a track record and book of business. 

We consider looking for or offering products, properties, services, loans, education, and self promotion to be advertising, which is only allowed in the Marketplace forum.If you're looking for things to avoid when obtaining a Hard Money Loan, then the regular forums is a great place to ask that question.We have a Hard Money Lender Directory at www.biggerpockets.com/hml sorted by state.

What kind of IRR/MOIC do you see on the sponsor side from your co-invest or from fees rolled into the deal as equity/promote units?

I found myself at a point wanting to work every extra hour I could get to get as much overtime I could get, with hopes that I would "stand out," get a promotion and make more money. 

Many turnkey providers promote "passive" investments like you just sit back and watch your bank account grow while sipping cocktails on a beach. 

They were promoting private lending here is the information I received, I did fill out a loan form but fortunately didn't provide any SSN or banking information. 

@James Wise I absolutely think that there's too much promotion of the "no money down" investing.

It's one of the hardest strategies to do successfully, so it's too bad that it's always promoted to newbies.

He was promoting a strategy (sandwich lease options) that I just wasn't interested in.