People are more interested in working with people they like and with whom they have something in common.Networking does not come naturally to everyone.

However, the nature of your work for this real estate company matters.

Given that you are an active investor already, this step should come fairly naturally to you. 

I think this strategy has good potential due to the reliable nature of the professionals and the growth in this field. 

My family is from there, so it's a natural place for me to invest.  

here is what i have seen having been in the note business for a few decades.most investors start with the vanilla rental.. they don't start with notes as its not as well known concpet of buy home put tenant in it and collect rent.. that pretty basic right.. plus you can leverage. when people come to us for notes they generally are using thier sidra  ( as you want to have non depreciable assets in a sidra)  they have experince in landlording so they understand being the bank on a rental home but not having to do the heavy lifting and not having to deal with the very tough rules for owner occ notes.. they also may not be accredited so whole notes in first position of a commerical nature .. are very salable and sustainable.  

That is the nature of the beast, it seems like it is perpetually expanding until the rug gets pulled out from under you.

@Rich Ng @Sonja Williams @Andy Gross @Landis Whitehurst @David Alvarado I noticed you guys mentioning a lot about the headaches, crime rates, and things of that nature.

Did they grill you extensively on experience (i.e. would a couple of successful projects be adequate).....or are they more asset/repayment based on the qualifying as long as deal is 80/20? 

I don't think that having one per 4 units is adequate so I'm guessing after a few times of going to do laundry and they're full most people just go to the laundromat.