My experience has been that although I outline the requirements for tenancy in my properties, both brokers and PMs still send people who would qualify for most property owners but do not meet my outlined criteria; and then are SHOCKED when I reject them.  

@Asseille OdelCFRI.netCheck out the calendar of events and start volunteering - it’s the best way to meet people there.

I see other people have their primary residence as an LLC however. 

Occasionally through binoculars you may catch a glimpse of someone sitting on a porch, sipping a glass of mint julep, holding the glass with a white gloved hand with the pinky finger sticking up.

I think there is a good mix of people there. 

On one hand, if a sponsor was that successful in flips (high margin, fast turn), they wouldn't need a fund.  

I appreciate your first hand experience with them as there are so many scams out there.

That's why I came across turnkey properties for some hand holding as you mentioned.  

On the other hand, maybe you are going to lose some personal income due to retirement and want the cash flow.

Although I’m guessing most people in this position would use Wordpress or something more customizable.