And, I'm not talking about investing in other people's deals, I'm talking about running your own syndication or joint venture and you outsource the management and Property Management. 

The problem I find is that whatever credit union you're using is not really doing the loan....they're outsourcing it to a 3rd party....and taking a fee to do...maybe 1/2 point to 1point.   

While my husband and I have complimentary skills and that is an advantage for us, there is no reason you can't do this without a partner-- you'll just need to outsource in areas where you don't have skills.

With that being said, as we become more removed from our tenants by out sourcing property management, it becomes much easier to forget about the day to day experiences of our tenants.

So he just outsourced it for pure profit.

This was the moment when my DIY  motivation just flew out the window and decided to outsource  the job.So, tell me your story when your light bulb went on to hire a contractor?

You can specifically target FSBO, expired listings and landlords with letters, post cards and outsourced cold calling etc. 

Bonus points if you can list what tasks you've successfully outsourced:1.

We’re living in a construction zone with no money to outsource ourselves

It sounds like you need to delegate/outsource a lot of this work.Robert Leonard