However, it's important to understand that, when they promote a deal, they make their money in fat commissions and have no money to lose if something goes wrong with the project or the market when it comes to that project whereas the investor, has all to lose.

@Patrick VolumI think you should find out what criteria lenders use to give mortgage loans before you quit your W-2.In my experience it is very difficult to get a mortgage without a W-2 and the factor that affects interest rates the most are credit score.So unless you have a portfolio that you can put up as collateral for a loan without a W-2 or a fat bank account.

Most non-real estate investors think that the rest of us are fat cats with tons of dough and that we deserve to get taken down a peg.

Lot's of these syndicators like to syndicate big apartment buildings because they take a fat fee.I like retail because I understand it on a deep level so have comfort with it where others tend to be scared reading the latest news soundbite of the day.I think retail is poised for a nice rebound 2023-2025.

I'd agree with your initial post...If you're finding the offmarket deals yourself (and not having fat trimmed by a wholesaler/agent), you could still make it happen depending on your location. 

“I get called a fat f_ _k every time I walk past,” Nichols told CNN.

I loved showing them how to cut so much fat off and in return help there family thrive.

This is one of the reasons I still love me a fat wad of cash, solid and heavy in my hand, stinking of sin and sweat.

Big fat zero.

stuff that one simple call to our customer service agent at our title company would be found before we even market it. and these deals were coming through the local wholesaler.. so big fat waste of time for that wholesaler  my client and US who were prepped to fund on Wednesday.Good agents frankly ( and again GOOD Agents) will out sell out perform most any wholesaler unless the wholesaler is a true wholesalers and closes on his/her inventory BEFORE they market it..