@Kate Zieverink McMinn we just hosted a webinar with a friend in Orange County, CA that used to be a public works engineer.

It forced me to reach out to developers, to engineers dozens of local builders and most important like minded individuals.

Hello,I am a Software Engineer and a Real Estate Investor working on a tech product for the real estate mortgage brokers.

When you know real estate, what can and can't be done, that's exactly what you do, get ideas, filter them through your BS Meter, apply appropriate tactics that are ethical and legal, be a transaction engineer and make things happen!

For our ADU (garage conversion), I am handling the design/engineering and then selecting a final contractor once its permitted and ready to go. 

While i was humbled it was not something I was personally interested in. I

I can search it but same deal, the search engines don't evaluate the results.

Quote from @Jed Butikofer: Quote from @Jonathan Greene:If you aren't house hacking, multifamily deals should be profitable (maybe not in CA).When I review markets I have lived in, I see 2 bed duplexes for $500k-$700k while only generating $1,400 each in monthly rent.

Philly is a nice option, but you have to study the blocks for about a year to be sure you understand the area you are investing in. I

As an LP what sort of GP/LP split and preferential terms do you look for in the syndicates you invest in?  I