It’s not sexy; no HGTV shows about rental properties that lasted more than a few episodes.  

The syndicator needs a great reputation and I am really worried about these syndicators that kept talking about the path of progress and with this pandemic that path of progress was halted and the place the investors invested in is in a bad neighborhood.I syndicated based on buying in good solid neighborhoods, not sexy, but undervalued.Plenty of reserves are key here to weather the storm people!!!

Now pay attention, here the sexy part. 

Modern paint hues, ac, parking blocks, some sexy lighting, new A-E markers, fill some dirt/rock and have everything trimmed up/blown out.

My girls are now in their teens which has allowed me more time to get back into REI.

At that point real estate won't be as sexy as it is now days and you won't be talking about being a developer/investor/etc. with your friends at cocktail parties.......

This is black and white, from both fannie and freddie, there aren't exceptions, and there's no one you can "talk to" about it if you want that sexy federally subsidized 30yf with that sexy rate, and all that.Sign a lease with your family member (or whatever) for a couple hundred bucks a month.

Yes you'll pay taxes on profits but also have the sexy and appealing deductions associated with rental income including depreciation (ok, now you know I'm a need when accounting is referred to sexy!).

The current Cap is in the teens.

I’m torn because if I sell I would pay 6% to the realtor and lose the chance to profit from long teen equity since it’s a gentrified neighborhood (recently) and I got in early.