Meeting other investors in person will help set your compass in the right direction.Check out some of the local Chicago events posted on BP here:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...

Back in the day when I sold rural ranch lands pre google earth you needed to be able to read and understand USGS quad maps and a compass and understand from certain points on the ground you had compass declination's just like when your flying. 

So, beside the question that needs to be asked by the passive investor as to whether the sponsor is a fraud, is whether the sponsor has the moral compass to resist the temptation to commit fraud if things don’t go their way. 

Lastly when I was newer in the business I was a Land ONLY specialist I sold smaller to larger Ranch style land and depending on where it was and how difficult it was to show standard fee's in those  days was 10% and on some of my deals that were 40 miles of dirt road back into Mendocino National Forest and took someone with my unique skills with maps and compass's to even find the land I charged 20 to 30% commish on those.

UtahAmericafirst 80% LTV on noo 65% LTV UtahArvest Bank AR, OK, AL, MO Bank of the west BB&T will loan on a rental portfolioBBVA Compass Boeing employee credit union California: Cal Coast Credit Union and Fremont BankCitizens Bank -Minnesota, only in-state.

You don't like what Compass charges, then you hire Redfin.

He even had former employees hire the contractors, so when he didn't pay them, they couldn't sue him but ended up suing is poor employees.He has bragged about never being able to be traceable because he sets up his LLCs in such a way he can operate without legal ramifications,This man has no moral compass and has stolen the retirements of so many people.He did all of this so he could fund his new syndication business MENACE CON, with his other partners Nicholas Trevillian and Jason Von Payne...

This is inline with other organizations that typically say 3% - 5%.imho you discriminate if you try to repunish anyone after they faithfully served time and are off probation. or block they only or singularly because felony. avg 25% are innocent ie 25% of all incarcerations are forced, from intimidation, lying, confession done illegally, unethically or immorally obtained at gun point fearfully wrong. if you have no 1st hand experience please do real interviews, research etc. 25% is just not all from one source  as i said its only starting point. lots felons are for weed. innocence project doesnt handle all cases but based on tiny amount they do cover for free per limited # state and dont cover all states nor have unlimited tax money like local da ag have. they are one example and only handle certain cases. you must dig deeper than one organization or one year. any cop, ag or da makes many mistakes than 1 4. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_56ac0374e4b00b0...you are ignorant blind or safety bubble hasnt popped yet. some day soon youll be in cuffs and wonder why. its inevitable in police state. and despite your lack of compassion, grace or mercy ill still give you honest chance rent. more than most  courts give people today. 

If you really have a passion for this, you may want to follow and/or try to talk to developers in this food group, such as H5 Data Centers, PointeOne Development Corp, EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, Compass Datacenters, et al.

Sales price ended up being $615k. https://redf.in/W7fKdQThis identical unit in the complex was sold a few months later by Compass.