As she personally knows the syndicator she may be able to garner far more info in conversations with them about this and other investments, which can give her an informational asymmetrical advantage over 99% of retail investors as well.  

Leveraging Amonte's local market knowledge, we quickly evaluated the property's potential.

I do not have much knowledge on real estate but I am the hitting  books: BRRRR by David Greene, Estimating Rehab cost by J.Scott, Investing real estate with no/low money down by Brandon Turner and finally, Rental property investing by Brandon Turner.Outside of real estate, I enjoy swimming, bike riding, watching anime, playing video games and interests in the stock/house market.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

Facebook and ALE Solutions (for insurance placements) can be good places as well and I would recommend reaching out directly to the hospitals that are close by.

Hey Micah, that's awesome to hear that your first flip went well!

If you invest with someone doing it for decades at 200k or more your risk can often be way reduced due to the knowledge of the sponsor.

I feel pretty confident about the flipping process having done 4 full rehabs as well as several more minor ones.

The bank is charging points as well just to get 8+% on the loan.

The lender is stating the following: "we would require a mortgage on the lot in the amount of $90,000.00 when combined with your $50,000.00 deposit would be $140,000.00 down payment apx a 20 percent down payment"Is he saying I need to find another $90,000, or that he will act as the mortgagee on that portion as well? 

We’ve been gathering information about the rental property market in Japan in terms of realistic expectations for yields, as well as a reasonable timeline for getting started and generating income to support our family.