This type of project I believe has tremendous merit and I would love to be more involved in pushing these initiatives forward.  

Hi Lloyd, what type of syndication are you trying to set up?

Your contractor should be familiar with this type of financing.

What type and size of investment do you have, ( Single family, apartment, etc...)  

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But usually on a referral to another agent type arrangement.

@Jacob M.Like @Cameron Tope said, knowing what your criteria are is essential for determining if something is a deal for you.COC is a rather shallow metric, especially when comparing with other investment types as it doesn't take into account the advantages of leveraging, on paper losses and other tax advantages that you get with RE.

I am planning on marketing to this neighborhood but wondering if investors buy these type of homes?

What types of systems to handle high volumes of leads?

Probably roughly 1/3 to 1/2 of all our closings turn up title issues of one type or another.