I'm looking for guidance in what is needed (e.g. ingress/egress requirements, fire suppression, etc.) to create living or working spaces in old structures. 

But they don't do that with a syndicator, they'll own it directly.Perhaps you have investors with a different appetite, but I can tell you that after having raised over $80 million I couldn't get a deal done for even a minuscule $1 million raise if I didn't have at least some type of exit plan. 

I had a good run for about 15 years but have no appetite for it anymore.

I agree with @Chai Xiong, four hours is enough to cause burnout and potentially spoil your appetite for future investing, if you're handling all the turnovers yourself.

Once you have the rights to the property you can go to a tax attorney and do what is called "try and suppress" the title. 

It really comes down to your appetite on dealing with the tenant class.

I'd ask what they have an appetite to lend on and get to know them.   

The insurance company I work for seems to have a good appetite for and competitive rates on longer term investment strategies like Buy and Hold or BRRRR on single or small multi-family rental properties, but I should be able to get you a good idea on almost anything, even if i need to phone a friend.I hope you'll take me up on it! 

You may need to visit them a dozen times to get your fire suppression system signed off.

Property prices have been suppressed in my area for a while, though I could argue they're lower than they should be.