I am willing to go so far as to say they intentionally are seeking investment sources who don't have the means or sophistication to conduct appropriate diligence.Sadly social media has made it far easier for these bad actor capital raisers to get in front of their target audience with ease.

I would put pressure on them.

You are making a lot of assumptions on accessibility and ease of install.

Additionally, you may find that the pressure of the hard money loan will cause you to go faster and make poor decisions, or life could happen, and you could be delayed in completing the rehab.  

This will make it harder to afford, harder to get lending, and ultimately limit the buyer pool which puts negative pressure on prices.  

So while the previous storms have created upward pressure on pricing.

So yes, relatively close to each other for ease of management. 

Don't feel pressured to deploy it all in a year, and don't over-deploy into any single offering or sponsor.Maybe while you wait, spend some time getting intimately familiar with how syndication investments work by reading this: www.biggerpockets.com/syndicationbook

Unfortunately, very few local Worcester residents can afford these properties, creating intense pressure on those who live and work in the city.

Yup just a lead source  nothing more.. hard sell  FOMO high pressure tactics