As my luck would have it, a month after closing on one of them, the husband & wife had an "event" that landed the Mr. in jail.  

Not myself, but there are a lot of people out there that treat these scenarios as "risk vs reward" events and skirt the grey areas.

If it's a weekend event and they're asking for thousands, turn around and run.

Also, if it is a note secured by real estate it will be best to list the IRA in firs position in the event of default by the borrower.

Have you attended there events?

I started the year out going to some good seminars, but there were pervading feelings at these events of unease and uncertainty about what 2016 would look like economically due to the election.I went to meetings and talked to other real estate professionals who said they noticed the markets slowing and that days on market were increasing for flips.

They hold 2 Syndication events a year and have a pretty big following - as their culture and integrity in the group is amazing!

Here's the link to the meetuphttps://www.meetup.com/Roseville-Real-Estate-Investing/events/236781609/

Someone who is foreclosed upon now (a public event, because of the newspaper notices and the real estate agent yard signs afterwards) will be stigmatized by at least some of their friends, relatives and co-workers.

I've been reading and going to different investing events.