I interviewed another Syndication and appreciated the fact they said 1) They never lost any of their investors money 2) They aren't currently entertaining deals until they are more solid on the market's direction.  3) their Exits are designed much shorter than ODCs.  

Let me know and I can set up an interview with the broker/owner. 

I highly recommend listening to the podcast interview with the VP of Airdna either on BiggerPockets the past couple months or maybe it was STR secrets podcast.

If you're ok with roommates and generating some leases, ground rules, and interviewing folks before they move in, you really can't go wrong with house hacking.

I ask because I've interviewed a number of general contractors over the years for my various real estate projects and am shocked at how the vast majority showed up to the job site to give an estimate in a vehicle that did not display their contractor license number or business name.Aside from this one issue, they'd often have great portfolios, long list of successful permits I could verify they pulled, great references, no complaints on their license, and had been licensed for over a decade.

I interviewed a few Eden tenants a year ago.

Online charlatans with psych licenses will interview you for three minutes and send you a stamped letter saying you require a service animal.  

Try interviewing at least three managers.1.

I would find 2-3 local property managers to interview and do walk-throughs with. 

Interview many, ask them the same questions, and find one that seems to fit.