I'm an equity partner on four different apartment complexes and have learned a lot from talking with and observing the lead investor (i.e. syndicator) about raising capital and investor relations by being in those deals.If you are fortunate enough to find a mentor, it would be wise to find someone with integrity, who has multiple SUCCESSFUL deals under their belt and believes in consistent and clear communication with their investors. 

Louis may not experience rapid appreciation like some coastal cities, it has shown consistent and steady growth, which is favorable for long-term investments.Diversification: Investing in a different market can diversify your real estate portfolio, reducing risk.Considerations:Neighborhood Research: Research neighborhoods thoroughly.

On the plus side of where we are; rents have really shot up, we have far better RE investing tools, as well as better software and knowledge.

I use lending for some lazy money in my life insurance or IRA and can make big chunks of cash in a short amount of time - but I am a full time passive investor and I haven't found a better investment for consistent cash flow than I get with syndications.

I'll handle rehab cost, management and yearly expenses etc...and would like to build a nation wide company consisting of low income-luxury buy and holds, fix and flips, commercial, development and eventually branch out to vacation rentals as well.  

I know a lot of the same questions I hear consistently are answered on these posts so hopefully this will be useful for you. 

Does this strategy seem too intense for a first shot in the rental world?

All of the above will work with some consistency and luck.

For most of the area they restrict it to 6 months of the year for STR.This is direct from the website:https://www.cityoflakegeneva.c...Each Short-Term Rental shall be managed consistent with the followingrequirements:i.

In my network I've reached out to a RE friend of mine and she has a investor end buyer that is interested in my deal which consists of 3 properties as a package deal from the seller i.e the seller does not want to sell just 1 of the properties it must be all 3 of them which are cash flowing rentals.My question is my RE friend has to legally transact the deal on a "CAR" purchase agreement.