Crowdfunding sites are for syndicator who can't raise their own capital and they have to pay an arm and a leg for it.

(e.g. all cash, quick close, 20% down, no inspection, etc.)Then when they counter with a higher price, I raise my price to meet them half way, but I change the terms so they are more favorable to what I want.

Can't use unsecured credit cards for the down payment. 

Personal Capital is a good app for managing all of your different bank accounts, credit card accounts & assets to track your net worth.

Say there is a syndicator raising $10M for an apartment complex.Say I personally have $100k to invest, but there are other friends/family of mine that want to invest, they just don't have the relationship or time to build a relationship/trust with syndicators.Am I allowed to "sub-syndicate" a group of my own network of investors to invest in the actual syndication? 

If I factor in the raised rents and garage income, the deal works for me at 750k.

Not going to say that I am totally opposed to the cards/letters going out, but I'm not relying on them for leads - they are just another way to drive traffic to the site, where I can capture their pixel and retarget like mad. 

This strategy probably won't work for the newbie investor who has little or no experience, but for anyone who has been doing this successfully for 5-10 years I see a lot of opportunity.Matt Faircloth wrote a book called "Raising Private Capital" available on this site. 

As far as raising money and paying a finders fee for bringing 'investors', you'd be better served by researching the SEC laws. 

The current owner has not raised their rent at all in 10+ years.