I am wondering if any of the following surrogates could replace my presence at the site.

My area has a strong economy, high rental rates, and a very large military and civil service presence.

Investing with a syndicator, ESPECIALLY anyone doing any form of outbound marketing or with a big social media presence, should be done only be experts who are skilled in evaluating sponsors (dozens or hundreds of due diligence repetitions and hundreds of hours of self study.If that doesn’t fit the bill start studying.

I would also just make your advertising and online presence very loud and clear that you are an 'Investor Friendly Agent', or 'The Investors agent', or ' The Investor Specialist. or similar....

He said to see what the actual exact claim is on the lawsuit as he thinks it's most likely not for the presence of mold itself.Second side note, he also did say that a lot of landlords are stripping down their insurance coverage to exclude certain things, like water (not flood) coverage and other coverage, he said renters could sue for that, though I don't know how one could sue a landlord for lacking something on the landlord policy.Bottom line, it could be that any mention of the mold is just there to aid the actual claim which might not be for the mold itself.

They are huge in Indianapolis but also have a presence in those other markets I mentioned.

You realize that your presence is/should be required so that the sheriff, or whomever doing the actual eviction, can "give" you possession? 

The people who do it make their money in other aspects & Property Management is kept around to help fuel those activities, provide economies of scale & additional presence in the marketplace.

The first thing they do is obsess over chasing leads.Without credibility, you will have a really hard time getting leads.Dress well, speak proper English, know your s&)t, have a website, that has a web presence, have a youtube channel where you educate your ideal audience, have an Instagram where you show your accomplishments, have a Facebook page with a ton of engagement, have a decent car, put a car magnet on it with your logo if you have to.

Consulting" was legal verbiage as we couldn't state a "deposit" for some reason.This was a while back when composed and for the purpose of investors having skin in the game before they get me burning rubber with pitching deals, answering questions, etc...Plus, if I don't like someone I don't have to sell and just refund the $5,000 "consulting" fee (Happens 9 times out of 10) 🤷‍♂️As you know, our operation is boutique as we prefer it that way and I "touch" all investors personallyAnd even prior to that step we have tweaked and tweaked our investor on-boarding process.How to pre-qualify leads via POF, auto-responders, VA's reaching out with email questionnaire's, FAQ's via our website and so forth.A rigorous process to ensure both the investor criteria and our model are clear for all...I mean it took years and years to develop, adapt, change, etc...But I guess that ain't clear enough either for some 🙈