It just seems that with all the work and risk involved in finding your own property, managing contractors, and then finding and managing the property manager, the return on the SFR investment should be signifcantly higher than the syndication. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

But you'd have to be quite involved initially, especially to get access to better SBA lending. 

We're involved in a curriculum right now, and are also reading a bunch of books and binging on Bigger Pockets podcasts.

It really comes down to your investment goals and how involved you want to be in the process.

@Bradley MairThe strategy involves buying properties as primary residences, resulting in lower down payments and better cash flow.

Hey guys, late to the party, but I'm heavily involved in investment real estate as a Broker Associate and investor in Fredericksburg, TX as well as our second home in Natchez, MS.

I'm heavily involved in the co-living side of things in the Atlanta market and work a ton with Padsplit.Off the top, nice family oriented neighborhoods are typically a no-go for rent by the room and even more of a no-go if it's in an HOA.Please feel free to shoot me the property address in the DMs and would be happy to provide some feedback!

If they don't, consider involving an attorney.

I'm oddly a fan of seasonality.