While sophistication of your equity partners (private money lenders) will vary between residential and commercial, the principle of raising private capital is the same.You need to develop your own system which allows a constant stream of PML even when you don't need the funds and/or don't have an active deal under contract.For example; I raise private capital by offering free educational workshops for people with self-directed IRAs.

We also follow blogs like this and are educating ourselves regarding investments in parks.   

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

You're off to a great start by educating yourself and planning to attend meetups—that’s where the magic happens!

Educate all your tenants on how to report noise complaints and let the police handle it.

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking. 

We've got strong job growth (tech, healthcare, education), stable population growth, strong rental demand, and plenty of value-add opportunities in multifamily.

I have a good FT job in education administration, but I want to retire asap, focusing on RE (so, not really retiring, but you get the idea).

But these two live and work it and dont sell e ducation.

the good news is that you're in the middle of a "masters" level education at this point.