I did see a breakdown of a few condotels in Hawaii online which was pretty enlightening. 

It’s been enlightening and has pushed me to work toward becoming the person my future self can be proud of.

It was very enlightening.  

What might you share to enlighten others of the market conditions and attitudes in Austin as of late?

wow: thanks for enlighten me.

He invests in Pittsburgh.If you live in MoCo, I suspect investing in areas like Jim does will come as an enlightening experience to you.  

America has the 3 enlightenment Pillars that are true Civilization. 1) Rule of Law, 2) Freedom of speech/conscience, and 3) One life One voteThese 3 ideas are the air we breathe and water in which we swim, and give rise to actual and enforceable property rights, which allows for people to safely save, safely invest, safely create, and safely live a full and expressed life.

I’ll just start out by saying I’m not a fan of syndications and own a number of single family rentals just to mark my position from the outset;  but the answers as to “why” may provide enlightenment to you, so I will throw a few out for your consideration.., some of which you mention, so it seems you must be aware of them.As an investor, your goal is typically  to maximize your return and minimize your risk.  

you giving way to much benefit of the doubt to the realtor. especially new builds and salaried employees it's a whole other animal. thanks for the law brush upPlease Robert, "enlighten" us with exactly what you meant when you said "you ever worked with an Indian buyer and asked them to sign something?". 

I did that years ago and it was very enlightening.