Now the difficult part is....even though I have a good relationship with the listing agent, the seller's lawyer, and the very reputable title company that they use, whom I also have an open line of communication with, they've all told me no liens it's clear...which not that I am distrustful and not that I am trustful, but I would like to make sure in the next 1-2 weeks before putting down the 5% deposit that the liens exceptions list from auction.com would be covered under the title insurance.

Build that reputation.  

That's why I think it's better to go with a reputable company even if you have to pay a little more. 

To me, the appeal of any syndication is heavily dependent on the experience, reputation, and skill of the sponsorship team.

If you're an accredited investor interested in multifamily, it may make sense to make a passive investment with a reputable apartment syndicator.

I agree with Brian that there’s not much you can do from a recourse monetary standpoint but there’s plenty to do from a social media reputation standpoint.

I have a mentor that I have been discussing investment properties with and he has been hesitant on the idea of OOS investing, but with a solid and reputable PM company the idea does not scare me as much.I see you’re in Cleveland, I’ve got some family there!

KS has had a # of SNF and AL owners expanding too quickly and letting their homes go into receivership so they've been cracking down on their survey process more recently which is actually a good thing.IMO in 2 yrs of helping run ours - it's all people driven - have a great staff, a great reputation, keep up your marketing and most importantly TREAT people RIGHT - you can be successful. 

There are reasons for this, but it takes considerable knowledge to understand why.Here are three suggestions:One, go to the threads on BP that deal specifically with manufactured housing. https://www.biggerpockets.com/... and read not only the current posts but also the older posts as well.

When he started off, he briefly ran afoul of his state's manufactured home regulatory agency.