Where I'm confused is whether me structuring a deal to acquire a property from a seller facing foreclosure is me servicing myself and setting up a deal for myself or me providing help to seller simply because they receive benefits from participating in the deal.

I have the ability to fund this now at a basic level but with full participation we can attend events and conferences like Pitbull and AAPL as a sponsor which gives us credibility and access to hedge fund level players and fund managers not just Accredited Investors.We will have a servicing company to handle the loans after closing.

So, in your example, if you have 5 people who will invest and actively participate in the deal, it is a JV not a syndication.But as others have said, I'd speak with a securities attorney.

would you say from your experience with online auctions, and educating me as newbie to auctions, would this make sense:Q. is it safe to participate in Auction.com Bank owned properties with hard money because there is a longer period of time to close. 

Some realize wholesaling is much more scalable than buy and hold or flipping and take it to an institutional level; Networth, New Western, etc. 2nd question: this is irrelevant, never trust a wholesaler for anything other than the address.

We are wanting to test the market for the demand of institutional grade Agricultural/Farmland investments syndicated for individual investors.

Also I was told that this type of loan (depending on how stringent the lending institution is) can only be held in your name.I went ahead and applied anyway and I have been accepted for one through Loan Depot so I'm still looking into alternative sources of financing because the more options the better.

I live in the hazel dale area and would participate in a meet up.

Did you get any bank or financial institutions financing as non-US?

That said, not all extra sets of eyes are created equal.Would you be running these deals on your own, or will you have someone in the area participating as well?