In my opinion, the purpose of a syndication should be to aleviete your time / stress and to get you into investments that you wouldn't be able to do on your own.You should do the following when investing in a syndication - 1) Research the sponsor and their past performances. 

That way you have a contract that is specific to your area and at the same time have an established relationship with an attorney in case anything ever comes up.If you want a boilerplate contract, I am happy to share some of ours, but they are more specific to Chicago/Illinois law.Here is a blog that we wrote on what should be included in your contract:This article is for educational purposes only.

They had named him Rommel on purpose, as they were involved with prison gang life and some people.. well I guess they simply choose to not reform or adjust.

So it serves multiple purposes and I would strongly encourage it

I know some landlord's show up with something for them to sign or fill out that they previously (on purpose) forgot to give them, but you could also just be upfront and say a visit is part of your screening process - you check the condition of the rooms to see how the unit is being taken care of.

However, I shudder at the popular suggestion to sell some of your investments for tax purposes, often coming from commission-based brokers and financial advisors.

It will allow him/her to spread out the recognition of capital gain over time for tax purposes. 

You have to be purposeful, but it's the best method of building business.Make a list of 50 people that know, like, and trust you.

BUT, then you want those landlords to judge every single tenant individually and not lump them all together with the ones that lie, cheat, steal, and destroy the property on purpose?

if your loan is 154k  then this prop probably appraised for loan purposes at 200k or so. and that price point is usually in a decent area or street..