Being nice to lazy investors, just rewards bad behavior and doesn't push them to be more resourceful - and hence more successful.It is a free country though, so best of luck with your approach:)

I'll push back on that "add value in return" to a mentor notion.

He still keeps posting videos and I saw this one and was like hmmm - speculating / what was he doing https://youtube.com/shorts/FrAQe2ZuP38?

Desperation to Raise Funds: The company’s desperation to raise new funds from investors is evident in their offering of a 2% bonus until late August 2024, pushing already untenable, fixed returns to 17%.7.

If you don't hold you accountable, if you don't push you, well, the worlds happy letting you be a bystander to life. 

He has numerous types of offerings (ATM, car washes, land).

Personally I push for at least $1MM liability coverage.

Make sure to connect with a good investor agent that can broker the deals on-market or push off-market.

Installment sales are not new, but DSTs pushed the boundary of what is the economic substance of the transaction and whether or not you have constructive receipt of the money.

Also work with trusted lenders, look for reviews, etc .. since there are many unqualified loan officers pushing term sheets to get you to pay for an appraisal and switch the terms on you at the very last minute.