For instance in property selection, since their opinions vary, define the target properties in enough detail to avoid Company A and Company B competing in the same 'space'.

Also, the successful launch of their IPO and the interest from money managers and investors, especially if it continues, is going to give them great legitimacy so they will have a lot of leverage to deal with the power players in this field, e.g., The National Association of Realtors.

Miss two player on my team.

Competing on price for MFD product in major population centers right now doesn't seem to be worth the effort.

The Eagles have picked up some good players in the off season.

So far to my understanding, the main players I need in my RE team is a RE attorney and an investor friendly title company.

Check out this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/topics/52706-competing-against-the-big-boys?

Meaning do you try to limit their exposure to the deal or just make sure that you are dealing with a competent one?

I just hung out with big players in the game and asked a lotta questions.

Even then, the ratings agencies were well behind the wheel on downgrading the debt of the big players who held a lot of the debt (AIG, Merrill, Citi, etc) I read that Countrywide went bankrupt after never reporting a quarterly loss during the crisis!