The only thing more risky than picking syndications when you don't know what you are doing is attempting to pick funds of funds managers. 

@Varun HegdeIf you have to give title policy at payoff I would absolutely have the seller provide one to you at saleWhat if there was something that was not picked up in the past that causes you to it be able to transfer clean title.

If I had to pick which direction I should go if I want to make this an ongoing thing.

Do you pick buildium for the price or any other reason?

I would say try to see if there's any local Real Estate meetups in your area and start networking with other likeminded people so you can also pick their brain and learn from their mistakes.

If they are solid, they pick up after themselves in common areas, keep the dishwasher running, and treat it like a home, making it *much* easier for me to keep it clean and ready for STR guests. 1-2 a month as needed I sweep/mop/catch up however needed, clean bathroom, etc.

And since they price match each other, if 1 of them is doing the sale, and you want cabs from the other,  then just take it to the other one and have them price match the sale.Also, HD offers unstained cabinets if you want to pick the stain, or paint them yourself. 

Only choose one or two investment strategies to implement and learn as much as you can about them (picking multiple strategies will only lead to analysis paralysis and cause headaches, which will likely lead to no action taken).

I had thought of advertising the properties ahead of time to sell them before construction starts and give people the option to pick a few details on their own just to get the properties sold ahead of time to help with financing.

@Doug SmithWhat you are saying is there is a lot of brain picking.