Quote from @Steve Tse: I'm not in your world and shipping a cup of coffee is not without problems, so I'll provide some advice for free.Syndications are not a simple solution.

For under $300k, both shipping containers and modular homes can be great options—modular might offer a bit more flexibility with design. 

And they definitely needed that $200,000 for this renovation project, because as you can see, they and a lender who deployed the funds for this would likely be boarding a sinking ship. 

The sponsor is the one driving the ship, the one making decisions, the one who has to communicate, the one who is the bearer of good and bad news!

For me personally, I want to control the finishes.. light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, cabinet pulls etc I will purchase and have shipped to the house.

@Pavan Sandhu, I ship dozens of containers worth of products all around the world.

Eliminates shipping costs on big pieces this way.

Outside of real estate, I enjoy listening to and making music, going to the movies, traveling, and cruises. 

If people think houses, or other assets, go up linearly then I am at a loss for words. i was on a cruise last fall and my wife made friends with a lady in Art Class and it we had dinner with  her and hubby.. turns out hubby was on the Board of American homes for Rent... they own about 30k homes.. they morphed from buying from others to building their own.. and then when rates rose they stopped and are just treading water at this time.. at least thats the report for that company..

I would draw a circle around 30 minutes of you in all directions (not into the water of course) and then 60 minutes and run some data there first before packing your money up to ship off to a market you don't know.