By your own admission you are not interested in sourcing acquisitions or capital raising, so get a job working as a property manager or in  operations for a real estate company. 

Mining operations are ramping up quickly, so the supply is increasing.

You could even try speaking with other property owners about their experiences -- there is a facebook group for just STR operators in Cape Coral and I'm sure you could find someone in there willing to share their experiences. 

Recently, a real estate friend suggested I consider starting a title company, as he and his partners (primarily in commercial real estate, like strip malls) could bring business my way.While I’ve worked with title companies in my transactions, I’ve never explored the inner workings of how they operate.

As there is only a one lane asphalt driveway that goes between the building and the east property line the contractor will have to operate his heavy equipment there and will hurt tenant access and definitely damage the asphalt.

Realty shares co founder started when he left RS . it but I cant recall his name.. you could google for it and see if they are still operating.  

@Vhernadette SasingI would look into finding an excellent operator and invest with them passively.

I think the problem here is your lumping ALL syndicators, regardless of operational time and quality, into 1 big generalization. 

There are different ways to structure this (writing them into the business entity and operating agreement, having them do a second trust against the property,  etc.).   

We recently did a loan involving a borrower with a mind-numbing operating agreement involving nested LLCs, retirement plans, and individuals.