With that being said, in a worst case scenario, you can always hire a property management company to handle the day to day items if it comes to that. 

We never hired a manager because it simply would have taken too much out of our profits.

It's definitely making me a better investor because I'm able to do my books myself now instead of having to hire a bookkeeper.

If that's not an option, hire an attorney and evict her. 

That’s if you are on top of everything don’t have to fight insurance for a full payout, have an architect you immediately start working with drafting plans and pulling permits, secure a construction loan, and hire a contractor who prioritizes your construction.

This is when you hire a staging professional or staging company to come in, make recommendations, and do the work for you.

On the other hand, I feel one of the main advantages of passive investments (via syndication/crowdfunding) is that I can hire a manager who has years more experience than I can ever hope to obtain myself.

Also (if you choose well), you are hiring a manager who has many more years of experience than you can ever hope to have, and will avoid rookie mistakes.The downside is that not everyone feels comfortable doing due diligence on sponsors.

And to be honest if you could get some strong social media coverage (like hire someone that knows STR to market the property), you could do very well!

We did all the research and comps ourself and did not hire either an appraiser or an attorney.