I checked 3 websites and all the review was bad and looks like a scam. 

The least you should have is an umbrella policy that will cover any litigation you may encounter.  

So, which of these negotiating strategies do you use, have you used, and what success or disappointments have you encountered in your negotiations? 

Reason is there's been scams where landlords collected rent a year in advance, then disappeared without paying the mortgage.I had a nun's convent downsizing, from 500 nuns to less than 100.

Also people that can't live in east palo alto/livermore they move to central valley, that itself is also causing price to rise. yes simply cross the bridge from Singapore to Malaysia and you will encounter the same situation.

Hey everyone, I'm interested in RE syndications, but I'm quite cautious because I don't want to incur any scams.

Could this be a scam of some kind?

Dealing with a HOA scam that is going on with it, but besides the scam I'm actually really proud of this deal.

Who knows if they’re trying to scam you or the IRS but don’t make yourself part of it. 

Any issues you encounter in the beginning time will work out for you.