IRS limits you to borrowing $50,000 or 50% of your vested balance, whichever is less.

So, whichever way you buy this property, the cash flow is exactly the same!

Title seasoning isn't always at 6 months to a cash out refi, 12 months will be the general rule to go off the appraisal, prior is the appraised or cost, whichever is less.

And as has been discussed and confirmed above, you do essentially become captive to which ever facilitator you select.No way could I consider working with him.

David is correct in that IF you have vested ownership in the general partnership (or whichever legal entity is used for the syndication), then yes, you can legally market your deal to others (within the legal peramiters and there are many).

A lot of these cheaper tools are pulling their information from old phone book records, which explains why you are rarely able to get an accurate cell phone number.

Have him or her video the noise using a cell phone( and verbally document the date and time) and send you each video. 

Here in CA, a contractor may only charge 10% of $1000 (whichever is less) at contract signing and must provide a written contract describing what services they will issue, what timeline, what draw schedule for payments, their license info, their workers comp info, and several other disclosures. 

Basically my first goal of the year will be to get my first deal going, which ever route I choose.

It was a Saturday night I was at a no cell phone dinner with the wife.