If you have a lot of money and can deposit it in your local bank or credit union, they may be able to help you with a loan they'll keep in house.If you're trying to go Fannie/Freddie and keep running into normal guidelines, you're going to run into them anywhere (debt to income ratio, loan to value, seller contribution etc...). 

But many of these workers have had their jobs reinstated, contributing to a rise in the third quarter to 66.7 from 60.1 in the second quarter.

3-5% of total project cost including land is standard for a smaller project like this.Hard to advise on deal structure without knowing who found and is leading the deal,  capital contributions, partners roles and goals etc. but generally pari passu is best with active members being compensated for time, travel and overhead. 

Any other good rules of thumb you can think of that a syndicator would need to keep in mind when raising capital besides that 3% and a 30% equity contribution assumption?

My biggest contribution was a direct mailing campaign where I targeted absentee and owners with 40% in their home.

No, I am pretty sure they have to distribute it to themselves and give it to you personally, and you contribute it to your LLC.

As long as my monthly cost is lower than the rent I'm paying in Manhattan, I feel like that is better than what I'm doing now, and I get to build some equity along the way (feel free to challenge this notion if you disagree also).

Adds a lot to the conversation and has put in a ton of work contributing to our fair BP.

So you pay for sidewalk (for example) fixes.Once it closes, think the seller's contribution/liability is limited to what he dedicated by leaving in escrow. 

@David Feder you need to come up with a higher cash contribution or partner with someone who has these attributes - ideally someone who qualifies as an ‘acredditied investor.’