Cold calling is already such a poor-performing strategy. the ONE thing good about cold calling is that you are talking to a HUMAN, building rapport, and asking and answering questions.Now that ONE good thing about it is taken away...Like David above me, no experience, and it would indeed be interesting to see how it does, but that doesn't take away from what I mentioned above.

The one time I tried buying an existing property on tribal land, the land didn't come with it.

Admittedly, they seem a bit sketchy,My question would be, for a person such as my self, how does one go about vetting these syndicates?  

Quote from @Ogonna Odo:  Small ones will not, they typically like cash or checks.

In one town where we had 12 rental houses, every one was sold to owner occupants, not landlords.

J Scott, one of the more respected authors/authorities on BP, provides scenarios in which wholesaling can be done legally and ethically.  

Bad contractors are one of the main reasons why first time investors never do a second deal.

Living in one unit and renting out the others allows you to deduct 75% of expenses like mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, and shared repairs as rental expenses, while the remaining 25% applies to personal use.

Can I send you a message to ask you how the investment has been performing since one year ago?

I think we're priced pretty well when looking at comps now, and we did one price reduction.