Most people want to concentrate on the “packaging”; professional looking pitch deck, great graphics, slick website, etc.All that is a GIVEN.  

@Jay HinrichsReminds me of the cereal companies creating the nutrition / food pyramid.Of course they are gonna have an opinionated pieceI agree in vacation / beach areas they are great but once you start getting into true residential neighborhoods I can see them being very problematic

If it's not transportation, housing, or food, don't spend a dime on it. 

Honestly investor friendly anything is like the RE version of "organic" [insert food product]. 

- Are the markets likely to experience the most rent and price growth going forward likely to be:     - Markets with the lowest supply coming online    - Markets with the best schools    - Markets with the lowest crimeAnyways - food for thought!

Are you offering TI packages? 

There have been quite a number of red flags and warnings in this thread and many of your responses tend to be, "but what about this and this is why that is" leading me to believe you have already made up your mind that moving forward is a good idea so I wont try and change your mind but again, warn you that some things in this syndication are outside the norm and the promised rates of return (STR's in the package included) are abnormally high leading me to believe that the investors will have a much higher chance of disappointment than satisfaction.

Just food for thoughtTry to locate a copy of the lease or a bank statement with her deposit on it as others have mentioned.Best of luck.

For example, you could offer a special deal like, “Stay two nights in August and receive a s'mores package or tickets to a local restaurant or waterpark.”You might also think about donating a week to a previous guest or a family in need.

I can usually save a decent amount, especially if I keep eyes out for deals and buy when these items are priced most competitively and not necessarily when I need them.Using the bathroom remodel apartment as an example, I will spend $1,500 more per unit than most of my competitors who renovate in the same market but that $1,500  (5% of my apartment renovation budget) gets me  oversized soaking tub in most units, nicer tiled bathrooms, counter tops that don't look like every other apartment in the neighborhood & a step up in appliance package and better quality fixtures.