And to small of a deal for the big players.

He's a legit player in this game.

Thumbs up for Japanese Beer.I think you've had more than one beer.

There was a football player that filed bankruptcy in the DFW area and successfully claimed a homestead that he did not occupy.

I am hoping what I'm reading between the lines is that some agents aren't very good at real estate investing, just like my son's soccer coach was a horrible soccer player (I played with him in high school.)

Check out some of the local REIAs and Meetups to learn who some of the players are.

Big players are certainly getting ready to pounce. 

Mark's lunches (and coaching), the Hard Money Bankers meetup, and the Anne Arundel County meetup all have some big players in attendance and some great content.

Find the buyers, drive around town looking for active rehab projects, ask the contractor who the builder or the investor is, go to the building department in your county, find the guys there looking for permits, go to the closest investment club meeting, the point is to locate a handful of serious players in your town and find out what they consider a deal.

Grant is a small player when it comes to syndication.