It isn't the metric you can talk about on a national scale, but if you keep buying the same product in the same area it is a very easy quick and dirty method to know how you are doing compared to other buys. 

Each method has a cost in both time and money.  

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I don’t know the guy and I almost feel sorry for him… Of course, if he is an imposter then I suppose the OP is on the hunt for frauds.I’ve never invested in a Syndication so my scam alert radar is not as sensitive as someone who has more experience in this method. 

But with all the syndicators out there NOT all but many also getting stuck with their deals needing to recapitalize because interest rate rise and tax's and insurance rise was not planned for or contemplated these are legitimate actions to take to protect the greater good. 

It will co-exist with other "new" payment methods such as google pay, apple pay and credit card etc, because the target customers are different.

His methods are unsafe and unwise.

Anthony,You would be surprised by using some old school methods like simply writing a letter like you mentioned. 

My interest are house flipping and the BRRRR method.

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