@Karim WahbaSetting up a fund vs syndication for flipping homes comes down to scale and structure.Syndication: Typically involves a single asset, which can be stupidly expensive in terms of cost/time for just one flip unless it's a high-value property.

Multifamily deals are a whole new ball game – it's a common misconception that you can just scale up your single-family approach.

We all get big eyes and think about how quickly we can scale, but that's just not how it goes.

Providing services is often more lucrative than investing on a small scale anyway.If providing services isn't your speed, your best bet will probably be to partner with someone.

In addition to scale beyond a certain size will require use of PM.  

I plan on  house hacking with bigger multifamily homes to quickly scale up.

So I bought a couple houses initially, it played out as expected, and I scaled pretty quickly from there.In terms of Detroit... there's too much happening to jot down in a simple forum post.

Looking to partner with a passive capital partner to scale my business.

I know all this deferred tax must be repaid if I were to sell without a 1031, so that tips the scales in favor of the DST option. 

The need to act fast to address lease violations and knowing how to safely evict when needed.A property manager isnt a MUST HAVE but it surely helps to scale your investment business if thats the goal.