My company would screen them like a normal applicant and then add them as an occupant to the lease.

@Marcelo Murai how are you going to screen agents to make sure you're dealing with one that has the actual investing experience, and can document it, that you'll need to succeed?

The deals that are the most frustrating to me are the early ones I invested in without properly screening the sponsor - those deals are not paying out as projected and I rarely get updates on how the asset is performing.A downside of syndications is definitely the minimum - but there are ways around that. 

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Since they are solely transaction based and don't have to deal with tenants after they move in:1) Many are only interested in getting their commission and moving on2) Many think they are doing everyone a favor by working with a lease client, because they could be making so much more working on sales transactions3) Many complain about screening processes as they only see them as:---Potentially costing them their commission if their client isn't approved or finds something else during the process---Slowing down their commission payment4) NEVER allow an agent to screen a leasing prospect as they have a conflict of interest!

Run a credit/screening report on yourself.

Slow stable controlled growth of a portfolio lowers the risk as a broken furnace is spread across a greater cash flow base.  

They run a tight ship on screening and have a almost non-existent eviction rate.

I don't have the time to advertise the homes and screen tenants.

It was not something we could have seen via screening.