I’m studying to get licensed soon.

College used to be a lot more affordable, I studied in Europe (where college is free) and it blows my mind to see kids with 200k student loan debt trying to get ahead on a 50k job.The housing market has started to drift apart geographically.

I will study this more.

Keep studying and stay creative!

But I recommend you study it much more extensively before diving in. 

Screening is definitely an area I studied up on beforehand, and having a large graduate student population to choose from definitely gives me more confidence.

First - you have to mention what the syndication will do as that will have an impact on how you get taxed.Given that this is a real estate forum, it is assumed that you are investing in a syndication that will invest in real estate.Most real estate syndications purchase real estate in year 1 and have a plan of selling / exiting in year 5 or 7.Often times, the sponsor will get a cost segregation study which increases the loss on the K-1 presented to the investor in year 1.This may be important as it almost guarantees that there will be no taxable income from the syndication from year 1 to the year before exit.If the syndication does well and exits at a price more than purchase, it may result in a taxable income. 

Tough environment to focus on studies. 

I do not desire to be a flipper.Because the rent to value is at all time worst (according to 2 recent studies) and because San Diego is a poor cash flow market, better cash flow is available in other markets for new purchases compared to my market. 

Study the market.