I bought 5 units off a retiring investor who didn't put a whole lot of work into them, but they were fairly solid. 

Wouldn’t it make sense to have solid stable 10% on your money when every body else is panicking and losing here soon. ?

Does any one know/recommend a solid commercial real estate CPA?

Pick a solid B-Class suburban area.

Developing that trust with someone you don't know may seem like a challenge, but if you approach it correctly, you should be able to achieve a pretty solid foundation of trust.The best way is to talk to others who have had an experience investing with the sponsor already.

This wasn't a home run for us, but a solid base hit with a product we were very proud of at the end of the day.

In other words, is there solid job growth?

I have a solid connection to a fantastic team in Fayetteville, and a friend/mentor who knows the market very well.

This is of course assuming that you have a solid plan to ensure that you're successfully able to get out of the hard money in time, etc, and weather any issues until that point.

I know a solid group of investors that live in LV but they all invest here haha!