One must be willing to give up control and trust the syndicator’s ability to manage the deal.

@Joshua Seeley Mark crowley from NPI (National Property Inspections) is who I use for all my properties and he will actually be talking at our next meetup on May 1st. https://npiweb.com/crowleyShawn Faris

I am a foreign national trying to invest in real estate in the US with a focus on multifamily rentals.

But there are people making money all over the nation as seen here on BP.  

I would not trust a listing agent, especially when they tell you the vacancy rate is 0% because all the units are rented out!

Security deposits are to be held in TRUST encourage the PM company to do a reconciliation to trace the funds. 

Never trust someone else's numbers or calculations in this business.

Looking into cities and homes with: - Population growth paced with national average- Diversified economy- Aesthetic refurbishments that will force appreciation- <$50kThere seems to be a lot of cities that fit the criteria.

If your number of assets is getting larger you may want to have a discussion with the attorney about an estate planning aspect, for example it may make sense to have ownership of the properties in some kind of trust, but if you don't have many assets (or dependents) then maybe it's premature at this point.As far as filing to create the LLC, my usual advice is, if this is your first time, use an attorney and pay attention to what s/he does.

Buy OOS (Midwest/south east) with cash and BRRRR (and the headache that potentially comes with OOS - building a team u can trust - hello Clayton Morris..?