@Eric Brantley I think you'll be hard pressed to find someone that wants to move in before the 1st of December.

If we are pressed on this one property I would lean on some other investors in your area or even a real estate agent. 

You would be very hard pressed to get a “turn key” investment here, but a significant part of the upside in the investment is the “value add” or additions/renovations you put into the property.

The police arrested him and I pressed charges.

Why would you press charges against his guess rather than holding him accountable? 

Press on the fact that you would be an incredible "tenant" who would be cleaning the inspecting the rental every few days.There's always going to be a risk if you don't own, but I assume you know that.

in hopes of inflation and fed reversal to get better rates, or should I press forward and jump in?

I'm not sure if you live in the property but you will be hard pressed to prove a daily rate.

Just closed on our first rental property in Memphis and we are looking to make some very modest upgrades to help us press rents higher.

Especially since you will likely need to use short-term financing solutions for the credit, which can put you in an uncomfortable position.If you want to invest in the syndication, I'd just put in $50,000 instead of $100,000.Second to answer your question if you decide to press on despite my warning not to do it, here's how: - A lender likely won't let you use the syndication as collateral for this, most likely, so you will have to borrow against some other type of collateral. - The other options include all the other assets in your life - you can take out a HELOC, use your 401(k) to take a loan, or borrow against your stock portfolio (most brokerages, like Robinhood and e-trade) allow you options to take out margin loans, and if you have a large portfolio, this can be a good source of liduidity).