Need some inputs on rental properties investments

[Arun Kumar]

Is it good to invest in apartment syndication or buy new construction homes? I'm based out of Texas currently owned new SFH. Looking forward to scale my investment portfolio and cash flow is my goal.

[Evan Polaski]

@Arun Kumar, Bruce offered a great explanation.  In my experience, both owning a few rentals and syndications can be passive, but syndications are definitely "more passive".  Personally, I never had luck with property managers for my single family properties.  I also only ever owned up to 9 units at a time.  I owned and managed these units while maintaining a full-time job.

In my conversations with others that have single family rentals, and good property managers, the work load is even less (and mine was not too bad to self manage) but for some people, even answering the occasional management call is too much. If you want a truly hands off investment, syndications will get you closer than SFRs, but as Bruce noted, even syndications are not hands off: reviewing offerings, completing paperwork, and then monitoring performance.

The difference to me, personally, is I can review and investor package anywhere I can get emails.  I can perform due diligence on the operator anywhere I can make a few phone calls and get online.  For SFRs, I have to tour a property, and often many to maybe buy one.  I have to vet property managers and, in my experiences, I would still have to review their work.  I felt like the monthly financials always contained weird things that I had to question, and more often then I wished, they had errors on the financials, which would have effected my income, if not caught.