I don't comprehend the math to twist real estate investment into a sub 2% aggregate return, that is some gold medal level gymnastics to pull that off, or just epic arrogant ignorance maybe, with sub-par math's. 

If they specialize in REI and are good at what they do, they are worth their weight in gold.

In my opinion too many first time syndicators & individual buyers got burned in the last gold rush because they did not have someone on their side and solely relied on the listing ( sellers ) broker to provide them with the information.

But in CA someone recognized a veritable gold mine in an aging population with tons of equity and tied it indiscriminately to another truly needy group that lost their homes.  

Read the blogs, post your questions, and the podcasts as gold.

Real estate investing is a pretty forgiving world and the average person can still make money even with some pretty big mistakes.Nathan, soo much gold here in this post.thanks for sharing.

By the way I like multi family properties and I believe you struck gold with this deal!!

Hello everyone,Just wanted to see if anyone on here had any gold nuggets/ideas on how you can avoid from someone breaking in and either stealing your items or damaging your property.  

For example - the seller can use it for their due diligence fee, pay off a credit card, pay off a medical bill, gamble, buy a bathtub full of gold, etc. the moment they receive it (normally the day after the offer is accepted).

I'll pass....Great PM's are worth their weight in gold and worth it to some people.... others are worthless and will rob you blind, hire crap workers and nickel and dime you to death.