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.

Roofs, flashing, gutters, downspouts, grading all are important things with shedding water off of and away from a house but people often don't think about these things until they have a problem that has caused damage and then its expensive!

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.

Occasionally see places in Weatherford, Azle, and Bridgeport. 

I now have the card where I can use it occasionally and it will add to the amount of available credit.