I have 5 StRs right now but all are single family , considering a multifamily unit in a popular area in Vermont  with commercial zoning available . have tried to gather data from Airdna & Rabbu.. few listings out there which operate in this fashion .  

To summarize, investors choose syndication over alternative investments due to :Lower risk due to experienced teamAccess to larger deals previously unattainableLack of time to manage a deal personallyAccess to large depreciation tax benefits due to cost segregation studiesI think these are some of the more popular reasons I hear.

Option 2 is a higher/better price but has the closing pushed out 5-6 months until the ground has already thawed.If you're confident about your numbers then I think those are the two main choices.

I don't know if it's just "market cycles" or what, but since house-hacking has become so popular the numbers don't make much sense in the multifamily units on the MLS.HOWEVER, there are other options that I'm actually considering for myself (so if you find good intel on this please let me know).

Permits expire without an inspection within 180 days, so you may have to renew the permit which can be very pricey depending upon the jurisdiction.....Anything you can rent out is a better choice than say, a master suite, IMHO.....any chance this would work as a STR?

. :)If you carried your 2018 NOL to 2019 or carried your 2019 NOL to 2020 - you only have UNTIL OCTOBER 15th, 2021 to reaffirm this choice.

Good choice, with leverage it is a much better option, glad you saw the majority view, I have had a few people ask me the same question and they usually wanted to be super passive and realized RE wasn’t as passive as they thought, only reason I said stocks wouldn’t be bad.

Marriott are also popular.

Reason bought house was in good area, was priced to point where if students didn't work out could revert to family home which ended up being a wise choice.  

Someone whom you have no choice but to work with?