Lots of investors with commercial loans were way overboard and lost their properties.

Looking at properties very soon so trying to get my ducks in a row and team together. 

Prior to the laws that passed in 2007 for registering ground rent ownership and also prohibiting new ones from being created, there were a number of people who lost their homes to ground rent ejectment.  

My number one criteria for buying in a location is having a reliable a trustworthy team to handle my investment for me.Seriously, everything mentioned here is important but if my property management team is crap... read some of the comments from some of the other investors about how bad their property management teams are.

More over, a good syndication will provide each and every private investor, key-principle and co-sponsors all the necessary information on all vital team members who are part of making the deal work.

If anyone wants a dedicated team member in this area just holler at me.

@mannysalceWhere are you looking to be on the investment team?

The way my team and I approach working with investors is that frankly, there really is not right or wrong way (yes, there are extreme cases always) to invest in real estate.  

I was fortunate enough to have a great team of contractors that I work with, They provided me with solid numbers upfront and stuck to them.

I do not know the laws in CA because I am in WA, but when I got my license in college, I was able to join a team and work under a managing broker.