They can save you money on an occasional repair, at the expense of your sanity.  

This means having separate bank account, not commingling funds, have an Operating Agreement, have simple occasional "minutes" reflecting actions of the entity, etc. etc. 

That means you are inviting pitches from competitors and occasionally, responses from that coaching program ready to get you on a call to discuss right away.

Hubby did not, and we occasionally borrowed against his.  

Once the reports are returned, we verify references and occasionally contact a past landlord to ensure thoroughness.

to get to the point, i would find an area likely to experience more demand and ensure the financials work out for both MTR & LTR's. i would ideally start out with a fourplex and depending how that goes, possibly scale from there. i do believe that it is more traditional to syndicate on larger properties so i am wondering if you know if it is possible to syndicate, starting off, for one fourplex or even one MTR condo. my gut feeling is to start with one beach-front condo in florida that requires $37,250 down . a new construction fourplex, however, i could finance with a USDA loan myself and not have to consider investors so that may make things easier, possibly.no airbnb's. maybe VRBO. two week minimum stay. only in areas very likely to have housing demand due to new factories being built.i own/run an STR right now and it is going well with only the occasional hiccup.

However, I still occasionally offer shorter stays.

We only do it occasionally because usually the Hard Money Lenders we work with will provide me 75% of the ARV anyway. 

I have someone who occasionally works for me that has extenuating circumstances.

Occasionally an igniter goes, the TPR fails, the drain valve goes, or the thermal coupler.