So, what are you intentions, besides making buckets full of money, in notes?

To classify all syndicators in one bucket is like classifying all Airbnb hosts as the same.  

Usually it is retirees that are looking at is for an income stream to live off of before they kick the bucket.

Minimum cash needed upfront though is usually why people can’t invest in an STR successfully - there’s two buckets I recommend and only two:bucket 1 gets 12-20% CoC and you need $185-$230k cash (depending on if you DIY)bucket two is 15-30% CoC and you need $315k-$335k cash. 

In the scheme of Multifamily Syndication, $25K for education and mentoring is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of doing it wrong.My wife and I had 6 SF rentals when we found Lifestyles Unlimited about a decade ago. 

For person who is not afraid of Heights, a bucket truck might be do it yourself solution.

@Nathan GesnerI had to get two buckets of popcorn for this one.

I want to start a separate bucket for house funds, but am not sure what to do/where to put this where I can get the most out of it in a few years.

I expanded fast and my reserves for sure suffered temporarily ( was taking some reserves for future downpayments) , but am aggressively building those back up, while growing my personal savings bucket, and do very strigegent tenant background checks and references.   

Fed rate is a drop in the bucket in contrast to all these items now in play.