Do not think you can just start an investment company with 15k (that is reserves only on one property).Work for the next couple of years while you all learn and use your skills to help build the foundation of a future company and leverage your relationship with the alumni to see some of his properties and learn.

And I feel your pain.On my FLA builds my GC was very well known to me and trusted if I did not have him I would have been were you are at stalled.. but for me I just paid cash for the lots and gave no deposit to the GC ( again long standing relationship) so when he finally was ready we just funded draws on completed work .

You cannot transfer the 1031 exchange benefits to another property, and gains are deferred, not eliminated.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

There is no "secret" that the big boys are doing necessarily, just incremental pieces of information, relationships, and knowledge that have been built up over time at scale. 

They prioritize the relationships they have with their customers, but, just like others mentioned since they are so big, it can be easy to get lost in the sea of other borrowers.

Focus on simplicity now and scalability later.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Besides, anybody can just come and take whatever they want, I would not have any proof.I would like to get my keys back by giving them a legitimate reason without getting our relationship gone bad. 

Financing- build a relationship with a regional banker, don’t shop for interest rates, start small and build history and loyalty they are your team, Cross collateralize, deposit CD/MM or custodial account with bank for loan, give them monthly updates, nail your deal analysis, do stress tests on your deal analysis-cost/interest rate/deal length/ sale price etc. 12.

I try to not have a lot of "rules", but writing out some expectations can go a long way in resolving conflicts down the road and hopefully not ruining relationships/ friendships.happy to go over more specifics with you if you'd like!

Off-market pocket listing from a long-time broker relationship How did you finance this deal?