This happened to me multiple times. 

Great finds and nice to have multiple homes on the same street! 

I'd recommend searching by zip and interviewing an agent or two to see who you're most comfortable with.

Take the effort to solicit contractor recommendations from multiple people.

Eric,, I think why people go for the fund model is the idea that they are spreading their money into multiple notes being held by the company.. while in theory this is great but as you noted you don't really have any security compared to being the beneficiary of the debt instrument IE debt is in your name. 

I really enjoyed this thread from multiple angles.

You’re in a strong position with multiple viable options.

Many renters search by property type, so misclassification can definitely impact visibility.FMLS (First Multiple Listing Service) is typically more relevant for home sales than rentals, though some PMs use it for extra exposure.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Charlene Kingsnorth have you had an sec attorney also review what you are doing as if you're are having multiple people as part of a loan participating in it depending on the state this could get you in hot water - so be careful  good point Chris some state allow fractionalized deed of Trust mortgages other do not or require PPM like documents prior to offering them..

Because instead of collecting one rent check per month, you’re collecting multiple payments from different tenants.