Make sure to research local rates for cohosting and management services to stay competitive.If you're doing this as a side gig or part-time job, it’s essential to time block, create systems, set expectations with property owners, and establish boundaries to ensure a smooth experience for everyone involved.We opted not to pursue rental arbitrage for two key reasons: dealing with landlords and the significant upfront costs to set up and run a profitable STR without the benefit of property ownership.

But then my LLC will need a down payment and I wont have access to the equity right?

This system right away shows if the network blocked my typed response.  

Quote from @Andy Port: I'm currently looking to take some money out of traditional investments and begin investing directly into real estate as a passive investor on syndicated deals.The internet is pretty much copy-paste with advice on how to access real estate and defaults to saying "Just invest in a REIT - its the same" except you pay for the entire pool of existing properties (even if they have low yields in less opportunistic areas), the entire management team's multi-million dollar salary and their private jet, etc...

--I changed my remaining mortgages from biweekly to monthly payments because that lowers overall interest.My loan is serviced by Northpointe and there was a solid 2 week wait to get access to the account after closing.  

Know your numbers, strategy, and block out the noise. 

You have a right to maintain your property and the tenant must give you access.

Looking into doctor/dentist groups that have capital to invest is also another avenue to access capital.You want to transition from a hunter out there looking for investors, to a farmer who is cultivating investors with content and providing values.Unfortunately, it takes time and effort, but it cane be done.

The lifetime access fee for the training is nearly $3000.

Better is to send an email to all guests (you collect emails this way) with all the resource links so they can access them on their phones.