Kinda wet behind the ears so any info will help.  

it just does not make sense for a beginning investor that doesn't have a lot of liquid assets to lock up some or all of their cash in a syndication. thoughts? 

Moving the property to a corporation is horrible horrible advice.Not only does that potentially screw the step up in basis as there would only be step up in basis of corporate shares and not the property itself, but it also locks in real estate losses that can't be passed to the owners.You should consider firing the CPA for giving that advice.

The pass-through K1 losses that were previously locked due to the passive activity loss (PAL) rules do get unlocked in the year the syndication is dissolved, and there is a K1 marked "final."

The normal local who do whatever it takes to live here and most that I know do not move frequently once they lock down an affordable LTR with a good landlord (until they hopefully buy their own place) and third type are those who have recently relocated.

Some lenders even allow you to lock the used balance into a loan rather than having the rate float or adjust as many equity lines do.

We locked in our first guest for $2,600/month, so that is already more than the previous LTR rates combined.

So i decided to change the locks and board Up the windows Myself.

You can pull 80% of the value on a 20-year amortization with a five-year rate lock.

An investor can lock in 15%+ cash on cash returns with periodic lease escalators with a 20-30 yr lease.