With a majority of all things being equal, I selected our PM with weight on that termination clause.Certainly put us at ease that if, for whatever reason, either party is unhappy in the relationship, we can cancel the contract. 

Its a 4 story historic building that is completely vacant.

What most syndicators do is market and brand to raise awareness, build credibility and develop relationships.

I use non-traditional national lenders (private equity, Wall St money, insurance companies etc) that I've developed relationships with.  

Build some relationships and at the same time pay down the student loan debt.

Networking, relationships and reputation. 

Hopefully you've got some good relationships and can leverage that into some good deals.Hope this helps,

I look forward to building relationships with newbies and veterans alike as I embark on this new and exciting journey!

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.

@Joseph GarnerI know this isn't the sexiest answer, but when I first got started looking for commercial lenders, I basically googled all the credit unions/banks in my state and called each and went down the list until I found one who first would lend on the type of real estate I was buying, second offered competitive terms/rates and finally I had an initial good vibe with for a long term relationship.