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@Brandon Dixon starting out by passively investing in apartment syndications is a great approach, especially if you have a full-time job.

Whether your at $0 or $10mm of personal cash to start with.   

Going DIY and self-managing this type of asset from another state may not be an easy task for such a building and neighborhood, it needs more attention (and probably capital).Try an unconventional approach.

Meeting the team personally has some value but I have worked with dozens of investors who have never been to Memphis and never meet me face to face. 

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

It's a passive-aggressive approach, but hey, to each his own.Shiloh, you said you used to be in a mastermind with my brother, Kent. 

I deal with a number of CA investors that take this same approach. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Since your lender requires prior experience building and selling/refinancing a single-family residence (SFR) on your own property, you may need to adjust your approach.