If you are okay with someone painting over your original woodwork (even though the lease says they can't) or ruining your marble countertops when they dye their hair (true stories) then you may be emotionally hardened enough to rent your original home that you have lovingly designed.Consider, also that at times you will have to carry two large mortgage payments and decide if you are willing to do that.

However, this is a tried and true way around it but it will require educating everyone involved.

You’re right - sad, but true  

Maybe we need to give it some time for all the syndicators to start pinging you.I would say you are correct that doing a JV with an operator is likely to be more lucrative than a true syndication.  

Lots of good advice above. 98 percent of wholesalers don't even know how to evaluate rehab costs and have no access to get the true ARV and don't care either way, they are just trying to make the biggest spread instead of finding the best win-win scenario.

The group we purchased from came in and did a beautiful high end renovation on all 100 units.

This is especially true for novice , first time house hackers and investors.

They are not willing to spend any time learning, or any money to pay, for true knowledge. 

A lot say that, but it's just not true in my experience. 

So if you are not a true hustler, the wholesaling biz is not for you.