They provide strong asset protection, separating your personal finances from your business.

On the other hand, keeping the house could allow us to maintain an appreciating asset in a desirable location.I’d love to hear from others who’ve faced similar decisions.

For goodness sake, having to remove mechanicals in between tenants means you are buying the worst of the worst assets properties imaginable. 

I'm 42 with a family, financially independent, and doing it right now. 4 of us are sharing 1 bathroom while we slowly fix up this house.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

There's also some that I'm very happy with.When vetting a syndication, every investor will do it differently because every investor has a different risk tolerance, comes from a different financial situation and has different financial goals.

Plenty of options if you have equity/assets and an exit strategy. 

The cash flow is poor for this value of an asset and my equity position.  

Investing in both provides some diversification of assets. 

****I am not a financial advisor or guru, I was just a dumb civil engineer who learned that you cannot push on a rope and dirt and water  = mud.