He is absolutely correct that those who fail to recognize that notes are a finance function, not real estate, that it is a highly regulated area requiring expertise that is not easily taught and that these players are taking you for a ride.

But suffice it to say FSBO's have a hard time putting deals together other wise you would not even need a RE business at all.Help you sell was one of the first discount brokers and they did OK.. but there are many now. your just not going to get those discounts from the big players like Intero or Alien Peniel etc.

The recession took a lot of players out of the game that were never able to recover and bounce back.

It's a tide that's happening, and in my opinion, players everywhere are well-advised to recognize what's going on...

Recently, HH Gregg and Gander Mountain have opened stores; several other new players will be coming into the market soon.

Even 5,000 units, the more units, the better.And like I said in my original post, I know there are institutional players in this space but they are also looking for stabilized assets.

Soooo a few NFL players and once a billionaire (owned Insurance Co?)

So i'll tell you that your introduction, while valuable to you, will likely cut you out given the key players size and experience.

-Join the Kansas City Apartment Association and attend their conferences/events especially any relating to legislative advocacy to meet your local players in multi family 

It's hard to sift through the "fake it till you make it" crowd.We noticed many experienced players moving to more institutional asset classes or diving into property development.We started developing in 2020.