Investing in a syndication is good if you want to be purely passive.

I'd like to obtain pure cash flow and cash on cash.

When both mortgages are paid off, it is pure profit and upkeep.

A duplex blows away a SFH as a pure investment and house hack opportunity.This is an INVESTOR's website.  

From that point on, I was always looking at Zillow and Trulia just for the pure enjoyment it brought me.One gloomy day when I was 16, I was cleaning around the house when I stumbled across the Master Passive Income Podcast by Dustin Heiner.

Even though calue in duplex to quad is based on comps, this is not purely true if the rents are far below market rent.  

This is a portfolio loan offered by local credit unions where you can buy up to 5 pure investment properties with as little as 5% down if you qualify, which you do have to qualify still with DTI, credit, reserve requirements, etc.There are different credit union options that would be best to connect with based on where you are investing and your situation, so that is why it's important to connect with our team to guide you on the right path on where to apply so you are not wasting your time and having multiple unnecessary credit pulls.

#2 Switching to Airbnb/STR - but this is a PURELY active business, NOT passive at all. 

I agree with you that if you are raising capital, you need to have other responsibilities in the deal, and you can't  get compensated for raising capital unless you have broker deal license.It can work if the sponsor who is running the deal is qualified, but unfortunately, people who purely raise capital can't vet a sponsor.Caution: If you're going to raise money for someone else's deal, have a conversation with a securities attorney.

If you’re owner occupying, you’ll qualify for different loan types than you would if it was purely an investment property.